Rachel’s attraction to Miriam continues to grow. Rachel and Miriam begin to spend time together as friends. Rachel’s mother disapproves of same-sex relationships. Rachel is bisexual, although she has only had two relationships with women before. She begins eating more, and she also realizes that she has developed feelings for Miriam. For the first time in a long time, Rachel finds herself unable to adhere to her unhealthy, overly strict diet. Miriam eventually begins making special frozen yogurt mixtures for Rachel. Miriam gives Rachel more frozen yogurt than Rachel requests. She is Orthodox Jewish, and she lives with her Orthodox Jewish family. The woman working there-Miriam-is about the same age as Rachel. One day, Rachel goes to a frozen yogurt shop. At the suggestion of her therapist, Rachel temporarily cuts off all contact with her overbearing, emotionally manipulative mother. As a result, Rachel developed an eating disorder she restricts her food intake and obsessively tries to keep her weight down. When she was a child, her mother frequently shamed her about her weight and her food intake. To make a living, she works at a talent management company. She moved to Los Angeles after college to pursue her dream of being a stand-up comedian. She was born to Jewish parents and was raised in New Jersey. Milk Fed follows Rachel, a woman in her twenties who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide: Broder, Melissa.
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