
Fat Talk
coming of age in diet culture – ‘a brave and radical book’ the observer
$34.13
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
24 July 2023
Summary
Fat Talk: Dismantling Diet Culture and Reclaiming Body Positivity
We live in a world designed to make us hate our bodies. By the time children start school, most have learned that ‘fat’ is bad. As they get older, many pursue thinness to survive in a society that ties their value to their size. Parents worry both about the risks of their kids fixating on unrealistic beauty standards - and about them becoming fat. Meanwhile, multibillion-dollar industries thrive on our insecurities, a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781804183106 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1804183105 |
| Author: | Virginia Sole-Smith |
| Publisher: | Bonnier Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Bonnier Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 24 July 2023 |
| Weight: | 388g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 153mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
“Fearless and game-changing” - Emily Oster“The book I wish my parents had when I was growing up.” - Julia Turshen“If you have ever held a piece of food or briefly glimpsed a part of your body and felt a complicated thing, you need to read this book.” - Lynn Steger Strong“Lucky for all of us with bodies, Virginia Sole-Smith is a visionary … Everyone should read this book.” - Angela Garbes
About The Author
Virginia Sole-Smith
Virginia Sole-Smith is the author of Fat Talk: Coming of age in diet culture and The Eating Instinct. As a journalist, she has reported from kitchen tables and grocery stores, graduated from beauty school, and gone swimming in a mermaid’s tail. Her work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Harper’s, Scientific American and many other publications. She also writes the popular anti-diet newsletter Burnt Toast and hosts the Burnt Toast Podcast.
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