Low-Fat Love Stories |
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Author:
| Leavy, Patricia Scotti, Victoria |
Series title: | Social Fictions Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-94-6300-817-4 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2017 |
Publisher: | BRILL
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $108.00 |
Book Description:
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Low-Fat Love Storiesis a collection of short stories and visual portraits based on interview research with women about a dissatisfying relationship with a romantic partner or relative, or their body image.The stories focus on settling in relationships, the gap between fantasies and realities, relationship patterns, divorce, abuse, childhood pain, spirituality, feeling like a fraud, growing older, and daily struggles looking in the mirror. Once upon a time and happily ever after...
More Description Low-Fat Love Storiesis a collection of short stories and visual portraits based on interview research with women about a dissatisfying relationship with a romantic partner or relative, or their body image.The stories focus on settling in relationships, the gap between fantasies and realities, relationship patterns, divorce, abuse, childhood pain, spirituality, feeling like a fraud, growing older, and daily struggles looking in the mirror. Once upon a time and happily ever after take on new meaning as the women's stories reveal the underside of fairytales and toxic popular culture.