Sarah Gerard : Binary Star
Sarah Gerard : Binary Star  
Podcast: Between The Covers : Conversations with Writers in Fiction, Nonfiction & Poetry
Published On: Wed Feb 25 2015
Description: The language of the stars is the language of the body. Like a star, the anorexic burns fuel that isn’t replenished; she is held together by her own gravity. With luminous, lyrical prose, Binary Star is an account of a young woman struggling with anorexia and her long-distance, alcoholic boyfriend. On a road trip circumnavigating the U.S., they stumble into a book on veganarchism and believe they’ve found a direction. Binary Star is a fast-moving saga of two young lovers and the culture that keeps them sick (or at least inundated with quick-fix solutions).