Fat, pretty and soon to be old : a makeover for self and society / Kimberly Dark.

'Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old is a moving, funny and startlingly frank collection of personal essays about what it means to look a certain way. Or rather, certain ways. Navigating Kimberly Dark's experience of being fat since childhood - as well as queer, white-priviliged, a gender conforming 'girl with a pretty face', eventually disabled, and inevitably aging- each piece blends storytelling and social analysis to coax readers into a deeper understanding of how appearance (and stigma) function in everyday life and how the architecture of this social world constrains us. At the same time, she provides a blueprint for how each of us can build a more just social world, one interaction at a time. Includes an afterword by 'Health at Every Size' expert, Linda Bacon'--Provided by publisher.