Penguin presents the audiobook release of Misfit written and go through by Charli Howard.

Therefore, how did a somewhat bonkers misfit with anorexia, bulimia and anxiety opt to solve their problems? I became a model. As you choose to do.

Charli Howard had constantly wanted to be normal – but also for some reason, she couldn’t quite see how to do it. As a teenager, she felt like the only one who struggled with panic and self-esteem problems when everyone around her appeared to fit in. Therefore she attempted to embrace position about Misfit out: by becoming a model. Thinking it could make her happy and envied, she lay out single-mindedly to make it – and she attained her dream. But the fact wasn’t quite as attractive as she’d hoped. The pressure on Charli to look a certain way took an intense toll on her body and self-image, and no matter how thin she got, she was never thin enough.

When Charli, though medically underweight, was fired by her modelling agency for being too large, she decided she’d had more than enough. She used her platform once and for all and spoke out about the insane standards of the modelling market, whose images influence young women and girls all over the world. Now, Charli can be comfy in her pores and skin for the first time ever, functioning happily as an advantage sized model in New York. Here, she shares her trip, from anorexic and bulimic teen to happy, healthful twenty-something.

‘A beautiful and brave reserve’ – Emma Gannon

‘Packed filled with honesty and insight’ – Dr Radha

‘Everyone should read this reserve’ – ModelTypeFace

‘A thoughtful, honest and articulate voice’ – The Observer