Breasts: Our Most Public Private Parts

From embarrassed early bloomers to the vice-president of the “Itty-Bitty-Titty Committee,” a wide variety of women (surgeons, strippers, mothers, daughters, breast cancer survivors, lingerie professionals, teachers, and housewives) reveal what women really feel about their breasts as symbols of sexuality, motherhood, and power. Drawing from her award-winning HBO documentary, the author investigates how breasts shape women’s lives and play a crucial role in the experiences of puberty, motherhood, sex, health, and aging. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.