Melissa Febos

A gripping set of stories about the forces that shape girls and the adults they become. A wise and brilliant guide to transforming the self and our society. In her powerful new book, critically acclaimed author Melissa Febos examines the narratives women are told about what it means to be female and what it takes to free oneself from them. When her body began to change at eleven years old, Febos understood immediately that her meaning to other people...

Questo libro è un mosaico di storie sulle forze e le dinamiche che, sin dalle prime fasi della vita, plasmano le ragazze e ne definiscono il ruolo all'interno della società: "Tutto ciò che so sul sesso", dice Melissa Febos, "me l'hanno insegnato il capitalismo e il patriarcato". Girlhood indaga e pone in discussione le narrazioni che vengono imposte alle donne su cosa significa essere donne, le regole cui il corpo femminile si ritrova – pi o...

"Chronicles a year of intentional celibacy following a series of relationships, as the author explores solitude, self-worth, and personal fulfillment while drawing connections to historical and literary figures who embraced independent lives.f"-- Provided by publisher

"In her critically acclaimed memoir, Whip Smart, Melissa Febos laid bare the intimate world of the professional dominatrix, turning an honest examination of her life into a lyrical study of power, desire, and fulfillment. In her dazzling Abandon Me, Febos captures the intense bonds of love and the need for connection -- with family, lovers, and oneself. First, her birth father, who left her with only an inheritance of addiction and Native American...

"If you’re feeling lonely or if you’ve ever felt unseen, if you’re emboldened by solitude or secretly longing for it: Welcome to The Lonely Stories. This cathartic collection of essays illuminates an experience that so few of us openly discuss. Some stories are heartbreaking, such as Jesmyn Ward’s reckoning with the loss of her husband and Dina Nayeri’s reflection on immigrating to a foreign country. Others are witty, such as Lev Grossman’s...