From the Body
Read extracts, behind-the-scenes insights and an interview with the editor on the Valley Press blog.
Narratives of the body are versatile. Here, there are confessions, recollections, and love letters, all dealing with topics as wide-reaching as eating disorders, disability, and gender dysphoria. In this collection of personal essays and creative nonfiction, its contributors have responded to food and the body in intimate but universal ways, sharing experiences that will resonate with readers.
Featuring the award-winning poet Andrew McMillan and dedicated mental health campaigner Cara Lisette, From the Body is a tender and honest discussion of how we feed and fuel our bodies – and how we may, in time, come to treat them a little kinder.
Vital Statistics
Imprint: Valley Press
Edition: First (June 2023)
Paperback ISBN: 9781915606099
Catalogue number: VP0216
Page count: 96
Trim size: 198x129mm
Praise for From the Body:
“From a diverse set of writers and perspectives, From the Body provides new and fascinating ways of seeing and understanding our physical forms, in their myriad ways. Here Charley Barnes has selected an incredible range of essays that demonstrate that, as individuals, our experiences with our bodies and our lives are a complex and ever-changing set of interrelationships. This is a remarkable book, one I cannot recommend highly enough.” — Aaron Kent
“I've long been an advocate of the healing properties of writing, and this book gets under the skin of some courageous writers, illuminating their relationships between mind and body. Here are voices that are honest, sometimes bewildered, and often angry about society's expectations of what it is to be 'healthy', but always asking to be listened to, to be put back at the centre of their own lives. It can be a painful read, but one that is ultimately hopeful.” — Deborah Alma
