From the Body - Softcover

Charley Barnes (Editor)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1915606098 ISBN 13: 9781915606099

Publisher: Valley Press, 2023

Synopsis

Narratives of the body are versatile – and From the Body demonstrates this.

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.

About this title

About the Author

Charley Barnes is an author and academic from the West Midlands, UK. She has taught Creative and Professional Writing at various institutions around the area, including University of Birmingham, University of Worcester, and most recently the University of Wolverhampton. In academia, she specialises in representation in crime fiction, considering the female body and psyche. Alongside this, Charley is currently undergoing research for her first academic monograph, forthcoming with Palgrave MacMillan. In her poetry and non-fiction, Charley frequently explores representations of and relationships with the body. Her fiction pamphlet, Your Body is a House Stripped, is forthcoming with Broken Sleep (2023).

Edition details

• Publisher: Valley Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1915606098
• ISBN 13: 9781915606099
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96