The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption by Katy Kelleher

The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption

Katy Kelleher with Cindy Kay (Narrator)

8 hours, 52 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction essays history memoir sociology informative reflective medium-paced
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Paris Review contributor Katy Kelleher explores our obsession with gorgeous things, unveiling the fraught histories of makeup, flowers, perfume, silk, and other beautiful objects.Katy Kelleher has spent much of her life chasing beauty. As a child,...

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