VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The Vancouver woman who burned her face with drain cleaner and claimed to have been attacked has written a book about the hoax called "Facing the Truth."
Bethany Storro wrote the book with Portland-area co-author Mona Kruger, herself a burn survivor.
A description says the book will "take the reader through a maze of mental illness to uncover the history leading up to the tragedy . . . Bethany's desire is that others facing similar paths will find help and hope before dire consequences ensue."
Storro says she suffers from Body Dysmorphic Disorder, in which a person focuses on a part of the body thought to be flawed, whether real or not.
Storro attracted national attention in August 2010 when she said a stranger threw a cup of acid in her face. She accepted donations from sympathetic people before she admitted to detectives she had made up the story.
Storro pleaded guilty to making a false statement to a public official and was sentenced to community service and ordered to continue mental health treatment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
