Animal: The Autobiography of a Female Body

Paperback Published on: 21/04/2016
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Animal
Gender politics with a giggle
Sara Pascoe's Animal, at first, seems to fit into the category of humorous musings but before long I realised that it was more than that. While being a ve... READ MORE
Jane E Skudder

Synopsis

Take a funny and illuminating tour of the female body with award-winning comedian Sara Pascoe. Women have so much going on, what with boobs and jealousy and menstruating and broodiness and sex and infidelity and pubes and wombs and jobs and memories and emotions and the past and the future and themselves and each other. Here's a book that deals with all of it. Sara Pascoe has joked about feminity and sexuality on stage and screen but now she has a book to talk about it all for a bit longer. Animal combines autobiography and evolutionary history to create a funny, fascinating insight into the forces that mould and affect modern women. Animal is entertaining and informative, personal and universal - silly about lots of things and serious about some. It's a laugh-out-loud investigation to help us understand and forgive our animal urges and insecurities.

"Quirky, hilarious and well-argued…I cannot think of anything quite like it. It's part-memoir, part comedy, part anthropological investigation" - Daily Telegraph

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Faber & Faber
  • ISBN: 9780571325221
  • Number of pages: 336
  • Dimensions: 216 x 135 x 23 mm
  • Weight: 372g

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Animal
Revelatory
For me this was revelatory and reassuring. A great leveller. Sara is funny, brave and knowledgeable. I plan to gift this book to me nieces once they reach... READ MORE
Ali Yarwood
Animal
I learned what an obstetric fistula is (Y)
I didn't even finish this book before I wanted to share it with others. With everyone. It's the kind of book I'd find myself buying several copies of just ... READ MORE
Hannah Walker
Animal
A good read.
It is not often that I would leave a review on a book or laugh out loud at a book. However, I have done both on this occasion! Pascoe is incredibly intelli... READ MORE
Roxanne Goodrem