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About Face: Women Write About What
They See When They Look In the Mirror
edited by Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt
They See When They Look In the Mirror
edited by Christina Baker Kline and Anne Burt
Publication Date: June 18, 2008
Looking in the mirror without turning away—and then
talking about it honestly—is a radical act. In ABOUT FACE,
women writers take on this challenge in twenty-three
intelligent, insightful, and deeply affecting essays.
“Anne Burt and Christina Baker Kline asked women writers,
some quite well-known, to reflect what they see in the
mirror, mirror on the wall. It’s not always the fairest of
them all. These women’s essays are poignant, wry, arch,
redolent of memories cherished and inescapable, more
revealing than any photograph could ever be, and most of
all, irresistible.”
—Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the
Ocean and Cage of Stars
Contributors include Kathryn Harrison, Jennifer
Baumgardner, Alix Kates Shulman, Patricia Chao, Catherine
Texier, Meredith Maran, Alice Elliott Dark, Benilde Little,
Marina Budhos, and Pamela Redmond Satran. For a
complete list of contributors, click here.
Looking in the mirror without turning away—and then
talking about it honestly—is a radical act. In ABOUT FACE,
women writers take on this challenge in twenty-three
intelligent, insightful, and deeply affecting essays.
“Anne Burt and Christina Baker Kline asked women writers,
some quite well-known, to reflect what they see in the
mirror, mirror on the wall. It’s not always the fairest of
them all. These women’s essays are poignant, wry, arch,
redolent of memories cherished and inescapable, more
revealing than any photograph could ever be, and most of
all, irresistible.”
—Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the
Ocean and Cage of Stars
Contributors include Kathryn Harrison, Jennifer
Baumgardner, Alix Kates Shulman, Patricia Chao, Catherine
Texier, Meredith Maran, Alice Elliott Dark, Benilde Little,
Marina Budhos, and Pamela Redmond Satran. For a
complete list of contributors, click here.
The women you'll meet in ABOUT FACE define a new "All-American" standard of beauty -- one that
includes a wide range of backgrounds, races, ethnicities, and ages. The youngest writer in this book is
twenty-two; the oldest, seventy-five. They hail from all around the United States -- some with families
who emigrated from countries as far-flung as India, Mexico, Italy, and Iran. Some have learned to
embrace the faces they see in the mirror; some are still actively engaged in the struggle. What they all
have in common -- and what they share in their essays -- is that each has had a moment in her life
when she realized that, for better or worse, the face she sees in the mirror defines something about who
she is in the world.
-- From Bobbi Brown's foreword to About Face
“In this lively, thought-provoking collection, writers speak with rare candor about the most intimate
object in a woman’s possession, and the most revealing expression of her subjectivity. About Face is
a book that illuminates not only the great variety of faces that make up the American mosaic, but the
changing forms and possibilities of femininity.”
—Eva Hoffman, author of Lost in Translation and The Secret
“A treasure trove of irresistibly intimate, honest, and charming essays that are perfect for any
woman who has ever looked in a mirror and wondered what she really sees. About Face provides a
deeper understanding of the true nature of female beauty—and it’s a delightful read.”
— Laura Schenone, author of A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove: A History of Women and
Food
See www.sealpress.com for further information.
includes a wide range of backgrounds, races, ethnicities, and ages. The youngest writer in this book is
twenty-two; the oldest, seventy-five. They hail from all around the United States -- some with families
who emigrated from countries as far-flung as India, Mexico, Italy, and Iran. Some have learned to
embrace the faces they see in the mirror; some are still actively engaged in the struggle. What they all
have in common -- and what they share in their essays -- is that each has had a moment in her life
when she realized that, for better or worse, the face she sees in the mirror defines something about who
she is in the world.
-- From Bobbi Brown's foreword to About Face
“In this lively, thought-provoking collection, writers speak with rare candor about the most intimate
object in a woman’s possession, and the most revealing expression of her subjectivity. About Face is
a book that illuminates not only the great variety of faces that make up the American mosaic, but the
changing forms and possibilities of femininity.”
—Eva Hoffman, author of Lost in Translation and The Secret
“A treasure trove of irresistibly intimate, honest, and charming essays that are perfect for any
woman who has ever looked in a mirror and wondered what she really sees. About Face provides a
deeper understanding of the true nature of female beauty—and it’s a delightful read.”
— Laura Schenone, author of A Thousand Years Over a Hot Stove: A History of Women and
Food
See www.sealpress.com for further information.