Hollie McNish is a UK poet who loves writing. Her latest book is
Nobody Told Me: Poetry and Parenthood. One of her
top ten literary works about breasts, as shared at the
Guardian:
The Color Purple by Alice Walker (novel)
Last week, my daughter and I stared at the purple crocuses coming through the soil. I forced her to look closely and told her about the The Color Purple. Walker’s character Celie has one of the saddest breast stories I know, but one which is still so common: alienation from her own breasts; abuse of her own flesh; a physical and mental lack of ownership over her own skin. It’s more moving than any other book I have read featuring this subject.
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another entry on the list.
The Color Purple is among
Sarah Alderson's top ten feminist icons in children's and teen books,
Bruna Lobato's top ten must-read classics by African American authors,
Hanna McGrath's top five fictional characters who tell it like it is,
Andy McSmith's top ten books of the 1980s, and
Sophie Ward's six best books.
--Marshal Zeringue
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