Am I ugly?

by Elman, Michelle

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Title Statements

Full title :Am I ugly? / Michelle Elman.

Summary

"In July 2015, Michelle Elman posted a picture of herself on Instagram. She is wearing a bikini, but unlike so many of the bodies on Instagram, hers is not thin. And in the photo, you can see deep scars running across her stomach. At twenty-one years old, it was her first time wearing a bikini. The post went viral. It was shared by celebrities such as Zooey Deschanel and George Takei, and featured in over sixty publications including the Daily Mail, Independent, MTV, Cosmopolitan, People and Buzzfeed. It joined a passionate conversation all over the word: what is beauty? Who got to decide? Why don't we talk about scars? Am I Ugly? follows Michelle's journey through fifteen surgeries and body-confidence issues to embrace both her scars and her body. Her inspirational story takes us through childhood illnesses and the rough competitive background of school, to her arrival at university where her body insecurities were challenged again. It grapples with eating disorders, PTSD, and the complex interplay between beauty and illness." -- publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2018.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Anima, Head of Zeus Ltd
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2018.

Notes

One woman's journey to body positivity.

The Physical Object

Description:viii, 352 pages ; : 22 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1788541847, 9781788541848
oclc:on1005114239
LC Classification:BF697.5B63E562018
Dewey Decimal:362.1968520092

Subjects

Autobiographies Autobiography Beauty, Personal -- Social aspects Body Image Body image disturbance Cicatrices -- Aspect psychologique Elman, Michelle Image du corps Scars -- Psychological aspects Troubles de l'image du corps