Breasts A Relatively Brief Relationship

<B>'</B><B><B>I</B> LOVED this book' Nina Stibbe<BR/><BR/> 'A must-read' Jessie Burton</B><BR/><BR/> In this short, striking memoir, Jean Hannah Edelstein charts the course of her unexpectedly brief relationship with breasts.<BR/><BR/> As she comes of age, she learns that breasts are a source of both shame and power. In early motherhood, she sees her breasts transform into a source of sustenance and a locus of pain. And then, all too soon, she is faced with a diagnosis and forced to confront what it means to lose and rebuild an essential part of yourself.<BR/><BR/> Funny and moving, elegant and furious and full of heart, <I>Breasts</I> is an original and indispensable read. It is both an intimate account of one woman's relationship with her own body and a universally relatable story for anyone who has ever had - or lost - breasts.