{"product_id":"9781529415919","title":"My Body by Emily Ratajkowski","description":"*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*A  deeply honest investigation of what it means to be a woman and a  commodity from Emily Ratajkowski, the archetypal, multi-hyphenate  celebrity of our time.   _______________'This  is the book for every woman trying to place their body on the map of  consumption vs control, and every woman who wants to better understand  her impulses. It left me much changed' - Lena Dunham'I read these pages, breathless with recognition, and the thrill of reading a new voice telling it like it is' - Dani Shapiro'Emily  Ratajkowski's first essay collection needs to be read by everyone [...]  both page-turning and moving as hell' - Amy Schumer'A  slow, complicated indictment of a profession and the people who propel  it [...] it will deliver a more nuanced and introspective rendering of  her interior than those who come to it with those surface interests  might expect' - Vogue'Dazzling' - Observer'Ratajkowski  brings nuanced insight to questions about empowerment versus  commodification of women's bodies and sexuality. Blending cultural  criticism and personal stories, My Body is smart and powerful' - Time Magazine'Raw,  nuanced and beautifully written. A moving and enlightening experience  to join a woman openly exploring such deep parts of her physical self  via the written word. A truly impressive debut' - Emma Gannon'Excellent [...] Ratajkowski writes with curiosity, intellect and acute awareness' - Harper's Bazaar'Superb [...] it feels revolutionary' - Telegraph'I admire and envy her artistry' - Guardian_______________Emily  Ratajkowski is an acclaimed model and actress, an engaged political  progressive, a formidable entrepreneur, a global social media  phenomenon, and now, a writer. Rocketing to world fame at age  twenty-one, Ratajkowski sparked both praise and furor with the  provocative display of her body as an unapologetic statement of feminist  empowerment. The subsequent evolution in her thinking about our  culture's commodification of women is the subject of this book.   My Body  is a profoundly personal exploration of feminism, sexuality, and power,  of men's treatment of women and women's rationalizations for accepting  that treatment. These essays chronicle moments from Ratajkowski's life  while investigating the culture's fetishization of girls and  female beauty, its obsession with and contempt for women's sexuality,  the perverse dynamics of the fashion and film industries, and the grey  area between consent and abuse.   Nuanced, unflinching, and incisive, My Body marks the debut of a fierce writer brimming with courage and intelligence.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204659380402,"sku":"9781529415919","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/products\/9781529415919.jpg?v=1705344186","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781529415919","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}