
The Ministry of Thin: How the Pursuit of Perfection Got Out of Control (Paperback)
Emma Woolf (author)Published: 14/05/2013
Losing weight has become the modern woman's holy grail... everything will be better when we're thin.
We're obsessed with weight, we dislike our bodies, we worry about the food we eat, we feel guilty, we diet... Too many of us are locked into a war with our own bodies which we'll never win, and which will never make us happy.
The Ministry of Thin takes a controversial, unflinching look at how the modern obsession with weight loss, youth, beauty and perfection got out of control. Emma Woolf, author of An Apple a Day, explores how we might all be able to stop hating and start liking our own bodies again. And she dares to ask: if losing weight is the answer, what is the question?
Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group
ISBN: 9781849534123
Number of pages: 320
Weight: 270 g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 21 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'A very honest, intelligent reflection on the causes and effects of society's obsession with thin.'
-- Dr Linda Papadopoulos'The Ministry of Thin is frank, funny, and fascinating - I wanted to shout "hear, hear" at the end of almost every sentence.'
-- Anne H. Putnam, author of Navel Gazing: One Woman's Quest for a Size NormalYou may also be interested in...
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