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Is an inspirational collection by top women writers on their relationships with their bodies. It explores with awe and intelligence the surprises and challenges of our bodies — whether caused by illness, aging, injury, or life circumstances — that make us rethink the way we see ourselves, and even live our lives. These empowering essays reveal the journeys women take as they age and change in ways both good and bad. Sandra Benitez shares her struggles with illness over thirty years before finally and thrillingly exchanging pain and suffering for an ilesotomy bag. Kate Maloy reflects on the way her ex-husband's suicide affects her son and herself. Liza Nelson writes about how her mastectomy allowed her to finally divorce the breasts she'd always loathed. Each unique story in this collection brings the reader closer to understanding her relationship with her own body — both physical and emotional. Authors Included: 1. BARBARA ABERCROMBIE 2. REGINA ANAVY 3. SUSANNE DUNLAP 4. MARGOT DUXLER 5. LOUISA ERMELINO 6. ABBY FRUCHT 7. DEBORAH GRABIEN 8. MASHA HAMILTON 9. SUSAN ITO 10. CARRIE KABAK 11. CAROLINE LEAVITT 12. AIMEE LIU 13. KATE MALOY 14. ELLIE MCGRATH 15. LIZA NELSON 16. SARA NELSON 17. KATIA NOYES 18. CHRISTINE KEHL O’HAGAN 19. JOAN PRICE 20. ELIZABETH ROSNER 21. ROCHELLE JEWEL SHAPIRO 22. CLEA SIMON 23. LEORA SKOLKIN-SMITH 24. ELLEN SUSSMAN 25. SALLY TERRELL 26. HANNAH YAKIN 27. VICTORIA ZACKHEIM

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1.) What is it about our society that makes women so uncomfortable in their own skin?

2.) Which author(s) spoke to you? That is, wrote about a phase in her life that resonated with you?

3.) In your personal life, how have overcome illness or injury?

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