Kimberly Rae Miller is a bestselling author, editor, and blogger. Her 2013 memoir, Coming Clean, was picked by both Amazon and Elle magazine as one of the best books of the year, and it was a nominee for the 2013 Goodreads Choice Awards. She has written on healthy living for numerous magazines and websites, including her personal blog, www.TheKimChallenge.com. Kim lives in New York City.
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"Keenly perceptive, unflinchingly honest, and ultimately
inspiring…Miller shares her dieting travails with humor and honesty
while tracing the roots of our society's obsession with body
image." —Booklist, Starred Review
"Who doesn't want the perfect body? We all do. Kimberly Rae Miller
does…[In] Beautiful Bodies, Miller examines a life of dieting and
seeks to find where this unattainable image of the 'ideal body'
came from." —PopSugar
"If you find the subject of food to be both vexing and transfixing,
you'll love Beautiful Bodies, Kimberly Rae Miller's witty and wise
memoir, social history, and, yes, love story about dieting,
fitness, and body image." —Elle Magazine
"What makes this memoir different from other accounts by women
struggling with their weight is that the author knows the science
behind it…" —Kirkus Reviews
"Miller's story is one that any woman can slip into with great
ease." —New York Daily News
"In Beautiful Bodies, Kimberly Rae Miller writes intimately of the
damage done when women's bodies and appearance are discussed in
degrading terms…This account offers telling insight on the immense
negativity surrounding body image, as well as acknowledging that
love and acceptance of oneself is a constant exercise in
reinforcement." —Library Journal
"Kimberly Rae Miller's magnification of modern diet culture,
historic and current beauty standards, and the media's influence
over it all creates a really beautiful base for a conversation we
should all be having." —a Better Happier St. Sebastian
"Kimberly Rae Miller's candid body image memoir…digs deep into the
social history of weight loss and finding self-love after a
lifetime of dieting." —InStyle
"There's no such thing as an ideal or perfect body, but the elusive
quest to create one has guided Kimberly Rae Miller since
childhood…In Beautiful Bodies, she combines her personal experience
with social history to explore how the idea of perfect bodies was
formed and has shifted time and time again, becoming a little less
attainable each generation…Beautiful Bodies is full of history
about body image that will entertain and sadden you."
—BitchMedia
"Miller, author of the excellent 2013 memoir Coming Clean (about
growing up with parents who were hoarders), is back with another
powerful book that's part memoir, part social history. Here,
[Miller] explores her complex and at times difficult relationship
with food, eating, and exercise and examines how and why we try to
control our bodies." —PureWow
"Many women can identify with the thoughts and feeling of Kimberly
Rae Miller, who struggles over figuring out just what the ideal
body looks like. [In Beautiful Bodies,] follow Kimberly's journey
as she embarks on a fascinating, if not hilarious, voyage to
uncover this mystery, which has plagued women (and men) throughout
history." —FamilyEducation
"There was not one slow moment in Beautiful Bodies. Despite [there
being] many books on personal addictions including eating
disorders, this book is head and shoulders above the others. Her
story is one that many readers can relate to and her writing is
accessible, her vulnerability incomparable." —New York Journal of
Books
"Just as she did in Coming Clean, [Miller] writes about pain and
struggle with utter honesty, humor, and grace. If you have ever
felt at odds with your body—as if no matter what you do, it simply
isn't good enough—you will see yourself in this wonderful book. If
you have a partner or daughter who struggles with her body, this
book is required reading." —Gabi Moskowitz, producer of Freeform's
Young & Hungry and coauthor of Hot Mess Kitchen
"Weaving diet history with all-insecurities-bared personal
narrative, Kimberly Rae Miller charts the cuckoo, dangerous, and
heartbreaking efforts we endure to suppress our bodies into an
imagined ideal. Funny, honest, and deeply empathic, this memoir of
the public and private body chronicles the ultimate struggle—not to
lose weight but to love the shape of our lives." —Sarah McColl,
founder of Yahoo Food
"Kimberly Rae Miller's Beautiful Bodies will make you laugh and cry
with her story of a life spent chasing a beautiful body. Truthful,
heartfelt, and delightfully funny, Miller walks her path toward
redemption with admirable grace—and reminds us it's truly okay to
be exactly as we are." —Katie Sise, author of Creative Girl, The
Boyfriend App, and The Pretty App
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