MI TIGRE ES LLUVIA

María, la protagonista de este libro, no es un personaje de ficción; existe en la vida real y su generosidad han hecho posible que su experiencia se duplique y nos lleve a la reflexión.Mi tigre es lluvia está basado en hechos reales, y duros como las adolescencias de muchas chicas -también de algunos chicos- que, igual que María, se enfrentan a una enfermedad llamada anorexia.María is almost 15 years old and weighs just 34 kilos. She is sent to hospital to"put on weight". Here, she meets a group of other girls in the same plight. She is anorexic. The therapy given to the anorexic girls is a very harsh one. First of all, they are deprived of their most basic pleasures, such as having visitors and watching TV. All the girls are allowed to do is to keep a diary. This stage of their treatment is called"Zero Privilege". However, if they behave well and gain weight, they are given certain"privileges", such as keep-fit classes, creative therapy and TV. It is winter and outside it is raining. María is crying, her tears mingling with the rain in the streets. One day, or rather, one night, she steals a poster from the painting room. The poster, showing a tiger from a painting by Rousseau, fascinates María. The tiger comes out of the painting to talk to her, surrounding her with images of the jungle. A girl sufferi...