Decolonising My Body

<p><b>‘Exceptionally rich, inspiring, challenging’</b> <i>Bernardine Evaristo </i><b>|</b> <b>‘Something on every page that you didn''t know before’</b> <i>Sathnam Sanghera </i><b>|</b> <b>‘Celebrates women how they are, as they are’ |</b> <i>Gillian Anderson</i><br><br><b>Our bodies tell our story. </b>This powerful global history of beauty by Sunday Times bestselling <i>Brit(tish)</i> 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.<br><br><b>‘A remarkable journey to unlearn western beauty standards and explore ancestral skin, hair and body modification rituals’ </b>Funmi Fetto, <i>Observer</i><br><br><b>‘A vital, challenging account of reassessing body image beyond the colonial, patriarchal gaze’</b><i> I newspaper</i><br><br><b>‘A generous offering, and a joy filled testimony’ </b>Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, author of <i>The Sex Lives of African Women</i></p>