Sharp, hilarious, and relatable are three words that best describe Shreya Sen-Handley’s book Memoirs of My Body
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Interview: New Indian Express
Witty, no holds barred, thought provoking, unputdownable — these are just some of the adjectives that can be used to describe Shreya Sen Handley’s Memoirs of My Body.
Extract: Leftlion
“On top of boobs that bounce unhelpfully, wombs that immobilize once a month and bums that can’t be squeezed into, well, anything – tight spaces, tight pants – must we also have masses of hair obscuring our vision, tripping us up, yanked out by Baby, and the dickens to maintain?”
Extract: Daily O
What living in Delhi taught me about shady men. Powerful men treat countless women with contempt. With impunity. Without consequences
Extract: Scroll
Memoir: How a woman must be ‘worthy’ of a man for marriage (and what happens when she isn’t)
Review: Nottingham City of Literature
There are times during the reading of Memoirs of My Body that I felt ashamed of my fellow man. Sen-Handley’s experiences of ingrained racism, sexism and abuse are difficult to read but we are never more than a flick away from her sense of fun and mischief. In using the physical to explain the societal, the writer paints a picture that’s as truthful as it is concerning. I urge you to read it. It might even change you.
Interview: She the People
Shreya Sen-Handley On Writing About Her Body And Its Imperfections
