Women are so much more than a piece of meat, but so often this is what we are reduced to. Flesh. Dehumanised, distorted, exploited, dissected. With the rise of misogyny and male violence, the need to humanise women and reinvigorate the conversations around women''s freedoms has become more important than ever. This is where author and activist Charli Howard comes in. Flesh is a vibrant and compelling exploration of how women''s flesh has been viewed and deconstructed by society through time. Through personal reflection and social analysis, she reminds us why we must give ourselves grace when assessing our own bodies, because we are often viewing them through a corrupt lens created long before we were born. Charli wants to rebuild women''s understanding of themselves outside of this distortion, show the benefits of devaluing the male gaze, and calls for women to be loud in who we are. Emotive, restorative and insightful, Flesh by Charli Howard is unmissable, fascinating and in this today''s world, essential.

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Charli Howard is an author, model, entrepreneur and women's rights activist.

Charli is most widely known for her work fronting leading campaigns for global brands and can most recently be seen as the face of GHD and Spanx. She has previously collaborated with the likes of Christian Louboutin beauty, Russell & Bromley, Coco De Mer and Pat McGrath Labs. Charli has been profiled in coveted titles across the world including British Vogue, ELLE, Sunday Times Style and Rollacoaster, and was the host of BBC Sounds' podcast Fashion Fix, which saw Charli interview designers and fashion tastemakers, exploring the theme of sustainability. Charli is currently working on her next book which will drive further conversation around women's issues. She is also the co-founder of feel-good skincare brand Squish.

As an ambassador for Refuge, Charli is dedicated to raising awareness of and opening up about her own experiences, to drive conversation to make change and positive impact. Charli supported the charity's recent campaign on digital consent and the rise of AI deepfakes, by taking part in a roundtable at the House of Commons fronted by Glamour UK and alongside editor Deborah Joseph. This campaign successfully lobbied the UK government to criminalise the creation of non-consensual deepfake pornography.

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Breasts. Skin. Stomach. Thighs. Arms. Legs.

Women are so much more than pieces of meat, but so often this is what we are reduced to.

Flesh**. Dehumanised, distorted, exploited, dissected.**

In this urgent and powerful series of essays, author and activist Charli Howard explores how society has dissected and sexualised the female body throughout time. Through analysing her own body, one piece at a time, Charli charts the impact of long-term sexual objectification and misogyny on the female body, and how to reclaim it for yourself and, eventually, truly love it as your own.

Through personal reflection and social analysis, she reminds us why we must give ourselves grace when assessing our own bodies, as we are so often viewing them through a lens corrupted long before we were born. With the rise of misogyny and male violence in the modern world, Flesh is an unmissable exploration of what it means to be a woman in the twenty-first century.

You'll never look at yourself the same way again.

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'A fierce and tender exploration of what it means to reclaim your own body... blends research with lived truth in a way that feels necessary and expansive' Yrsa Daley-Ward