{"product_id":"the-ugly-history-of-beautiful-things","title":"The Ugly History of Beautiful Things","description":"Condition: BRAND NEW\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781982179359\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2023\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDescription:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParis Review\u003c\/i\u003e contributor Katy Kelleher explores our obsession with gorgeous things, unveiling the fraught histories of makeup, flowers, perfume, silk, and other beautiful objects.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eApril recommended reading by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Goodreads\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eJezebel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll Arts\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the\u003ci\u003e Next Big Idea Club\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eCurbed\u003c\/i\u003e’s and \u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail\u003c\/i\u003e’s (Toronto) best books of the spring\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA most anticipated book of 2023 by\u003ci\u003e The Millions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Katy Kelleher has spent much of her life chasing beauty. As a child, she uprooted handfuls of purple, fragrant little flowers from the earth, plucked iridescent seashells from the beach, and dug for turquoise stones in her backyard. As a teenager she applied glittery shimmer to her eyelids after religiously dabbing on her signature scent of orange blossoms and jasmine. And as an adult, she coveted gleaming marble countertops and delicate porcelain to beautify her home. This obsession with beauty led her to become a home, garden, and design writer, where she studied how beautiful things are mined, grown, made, and enhanced. In researching these objects, Kelleher concluded that most of us are blind to the true cost of our desires. Because whenever you find something unbearably beautiful, look closer, and you’ll inevitably find a shadow of decay lurking underneath. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In these dazzling and deeply researched essays, Katy Kelleher blends science, history, and memoir to uncover the dark underbellies of our favorite goods. She reveals the crush","brand":"HARPERCOLLINS PUB","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":41507586211973,"sku":"PR407512","price":70.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/0213\/3637\/files\/image_TNYHXGUZZ3RA.jpg?v=1769766387","url":"https:\/\/smartfoxbooks.co.nz\/products\/the-ugly-history-of-beautiful-things","provider":"Smartfox Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}