Tits Up
- Author Sarah Thornton
- Narrator TBD
- Publisher Pan Macmillan
- Run Time 7 hours and 30 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Feminism and feminist theory.
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What to expect
Boobs. Knockers. Jugs. Cans. Baps. Melons. Puppies. Fun bags. Bosoms. Hooters.
In the English language there are over 700 expressions for female mammary glands – the majority of which are mostly used by men. In Tits Up, bestselling author, sociologist and journalist Sarah Thornton asks how is it that we look at breasts so much, but reflect on them so little.
It was after Sarah underwent a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery that she found herself consdiering how we think about breasts, and what that tells us about ourselves. Across five chapters, she encounters strippers, plastic surgeons, bra designers, modern witches, lactation experts and donors to breast milk banks to create the ultimate biography of humanity's most culturally important body part.
Surprising, sharp, tender and true, Tits Up explores how women’s chests shape our ideas of beauty,
health, respect, self-esteem and equality. Blending real-life accounts with sociology, history, art and
culture, and written with refreshing optimism and wit, Thornton has one overriding ambition to: liberate breasts from centuries of patriarchal prejudice.
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