{"product_id":"a-complicated-woman-9781914240652","title":"A Complicated Woman","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe extraordinary, subversive literary debut from Mercury Prize-nominated musician and artist Rebecca Lucy Taylor (aka SELF ESTEEM)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A pin-up and an oracle for millennial women.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDolly Alderton\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the beginning I was nothing. And then He made me: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA sexualized form\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA disappointing muse\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA biological clock\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA power-hungry Jezabel\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn object of abuse\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA comfort blanket\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbidden Fruit\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBreasts and nice teeth.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In her extraordinary debut, with trademark lyricism and razor-sharp wit, Mercury Prize-nominated musician and artist Rebecca Lucy Taylor (aka SELF ESTEEM) takes us on a journey through womanhood - whatever the hell that means. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Through vignettes, lyrics and biting observational prose, A COMPLICATED WOMAN takes us from Genesis through the Fall through tentative attempts to cast ourselves as the Messiah in our own lives. It offers itself up as a subversive anti-Bible for any woman who has ever cracked under the weight of impossible expectation; who has done unto others the damage that has been wrought onto her; and who has discovered deep within herself a resilience that surprised her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A COMPLICATED WOMAN is a cathartic scream of a book that gets to the heart of what it is to be a woman in the world today, and cements Taylor as one of the most exciting voices of her generation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brazen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781914240652\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244","brand":"Rebecca Lucy Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52051776078005,"sku":"9781914240652","price":24.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_e1bf79a9-a50b-4c53-a7a4-1daae9a0571c.jpg?v=1764047903","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-complicated-woman-9781914240652","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}