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Ladyparts a memoir

"Breasts. Uterus. Cervix. Heart. Vagina. The source of life, right? Well, for writer and photographer Deborah Copaken, it turned out to be just the opposite--almost. Between escaping from an abusive marriage, facing down the challenge of single-parenthood, and attempting to find love again, getting...

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Main Author: Copaken, Deborah (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Random House, [2021]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Copaken, Deborah.
Copaken, Deborah > Health.
Authors, American > 21st century > Biography.
Women authors > Biography.
Photojournalists > United States > Biography.
Women photographers > United States > Biography.
Women > Health and hygiene.
Body image in women.
Autobiographies.
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Summary:"Breasts. Uterus. Cervix. Heart. Vagina. The source of life, right? Well, for writer and photographer Deborah Copaken, it turned out to be just the opposite--almost. Between escaping from an abusive marriage, facing down the challenge of single-parenthood, and attempting to find love again, getting her bearings after everything she knew fell to pieces proved more slippery than she ever could have anticipated. From a Fourth of July health scare that brings new meaning to the words rocket's red glare, to wearing a giant heart monitor while out on dates to try and mend a heart both literally and figuratively broken, Lady Parts is Copaken's irreverent inventory of the female body and all the ailments that can befall it. Copaken's Lady Parts mines for irony the breakdown of a body during a time of intense spiritual and psychological upheaval, and paints with both black humor and breathtaking candor the portrait of a woman in revolt. From bloodclots and breast exams, heart palpitations and heartbreaks, to the terror, loneliness, and empowerment of a woman fighting for her life, Copaken weaves her harrowing experiences together with insights from medical and historical research to show how many of these common health issues and disabilities merely amplify what women around the world confront on a daily basis: warped beauty standards, workplace sexism, worries about romantic partners, and mistrust of their own bodies"--
Physical Description:xvi, 460 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781984855473
1984855476
Author Notes:Deborah Copaken is the New York Times bestselling author ofseveral books, including Shutterbabe, The Red Book, and Between Here and April .A contributing writerat The Atlantic , and she was also a TV writer on Emily in Paris , a performer (The Moth, etc.), and an Emmy Award-winning news producer and photojournalist.Her photographs have appeared in Time , Newsweek , and The New York Times . Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker , The New York Times , The Guardian , Financial Times , The Observer , The Wall Street Journal , The Nation , Slate , O: The Oprah Magazine , and Paris Match , among other publications.Hercolumn, "When Cupid Is a Prying Journalist," was adapted forthe Modern Love streaming series.She lives in Brooklynwith her family.

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