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Title: All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot: Self image, beauty ideals and desirability
Author: PRICE LUCINDA FROOMES
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 03/09/2024
Imprint: PANTERA PRESS
Price: $34.99
Publishing status: NOT YET PUBLISHED
Beloved comedian, podcaster and commentator Price’s debut book explores obsession and self-image, and how while striving to be hot feels natural, particularly in our culture, it is dangerous, homogenous, and informed by patriarchy.
Anchored in her own personal experience, All I Ever Wanted Is to Be Hot is a refreshingly honest interrogation of how pop culture, the internet and modern beauty ideals intersect to influence our bodies and how we feel about them.
Told with her signature blend of humour, nostalgia and insight, this is a fresh perspective on one of the most pervasive topics of our time – how endlessly trying to become the perfect version of yourself can come at the ultimate price. Price challenges the prevailing myths surrounding the health, wellness and cosmetic industries, and encourages readers to sit with the inherent contradictions of participating in that culture.
Price will introduce readers to cutting-edge research alongside personal insights and interviews with a diverse range of Australians to paint a compelling picture of body sentiment in this country. A sharp, hilarious and deeply personal social commentary by one of the most exciting voices in Australian media, Perfect Candidate seeks to answer the question: does the way we see ourselves need an extreme makeover?
‘A book for the modern woman, laced with unflinching, glorious honesty.’ Zara McDonald and Michelle Andrews, co-founders of Shameless Media.
‘A funny, real interrogation of Australia’s body image problem, and a call to arms to dismantle diet culture.’ Chantelle Otten, author and sexologist.
‘With searing wit, Price holds a bedazzled magnifying glass up to the early naughties with her uniquely trademark charm, humour and curiosity.’ Madison Griffiths, author of Tissue
‘All I Ever Wanted Was To Be Hot is my book of the year. Whip-smart. Hilarious. Honest. Rarely does a book work this hard to capture the entire experience of young womanhood in all of its flawed, entertaining glory. Lucinda is a genius who captures and melds the deeply serious and deeply funny in a way few writers can. This is the transparency we need in a social landscape committed to curation. Everyone must read this.’ Hannah Ferguson
‘This book blew me away. Price says out loud the things we’re not meant to, and writes with such humour and precision. She has written a feminist manifesto, a younger millennial gospel, with unparalleled candour and self-awareness. I inhaled this book – it’s going to be big.’ Jessie Stephens
ISBN: 9780645869033
Dimension: 234mm X 153mm
Pages: 320