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Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
Lindy West
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Description for Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
Paperback. A laugh-out-loud feminist memoir from one of the boldest new voices on the web. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: BM; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 132 x 198 x 23. Weight in Grams: 192.
'Women are told, from birth, that it's our job to be small: physically small, small in our presence, and small in our impact on the world. We're supposed to spend our lives passive, quiet and hungry. I want to obliterate that expectation...' Guardian columnist Lindy West wasn't always loud. It's difficult to believe she was once a nerdy, overweight teen who wanted nothing more than to be invisible. Fortunately for women everywhere, along the road she found her voice - and how she found it! That cripplingly shy girl who refused to make a sound, somehow grew ... Read more
'Women are told, from birth, that it's our job to be small: physically small, small in our presence, and small in our impact on the world. We're supposed to spend our lives passive, quiet and hungry. I want to obliterate that expectation...' Guardian columnist Lindy West wasn't always loud. It's difficult to believe she was once a nerdy, overweight teen who wanted nothing more than to be invisible. Fortunately for women everywhere, along the road she found her voice - and how she found it! That cripplingly shy girl who refused to make a sound, somehow grew ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784295547
SKU
V9781784295547
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Lindy West
Lindy West is a Seattle-based writer and performer whose work focuses on pop culture, feminism, social justice, humour and body image. Currently a weekly columnist at the Guardian and culture writer for GQ magazine, she was previously one of the most popular and prolific writers at feminist blog Jezebel.com. Lindy's articles typically generate thousands of shares and retweets. In January ... Read more
Reviews for Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
She reveals the obstacles she has encountered in challenging the status quo.
City Messenger
Fun and feisty
Fabulous
Shrill is a gutsy, whip-smart and fierce demonstration of the importance and the cost of speaking out
Canberra Times, Sydney Morning Herald, The Saturday Age
If you've ever been labelled with a condescending big-girl euphemism such ... Read more
City Messenger
Fun and feisty
Fabulous
Shrill is a gutsy, whip-smart and fierce demonstration of the importance and the cost of speaking out
Canberra Times, Sydney Morning Herald, The Saturday Age
If you've ever been labelled with a condescending big-girl euphemism such ... Read more