Description
‘Exceptionally rich, inspiring, challenging’ Bernardine Evaristo | ‘Something on every page that you didn't know before’ Sathnam Sanghera | ‘Celebrates women how they are, as they are’ | Gillian Anderson
Our bodies tell our story. This powerful global history of beauty by Sunday Times bestselling Brit(tish) author Afua Hirsch dismantles the colonial falsehoods that shape our sense of belonging and celebrates the pioneering stories and ideas of women from marginalised groups.
‘A remarkable journey to unlearn western beauty standards and explore ancestral skin, hair and body modification rituals’ Funmi Fetto, Observer
‘A vital, challenging account of reassessing body image beyond the colonial, patriarchal gaze’ I newspaper
‘A generous offering, and a joy filled testimony’ Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, author of The Sex Lives of African Women
Paperback
Publication: 5 Feb 2026, Vintage
ISBN: 9781529954197
Extent: 560 pages
