The Face of Love: Feminism and the Beauty Question

Ms. Lambert does a great job examining the beauty question in the post-feminist age, namely, what is the appropriate role of personal appearance in the life of women? She avoids oversimplification and pat answers, and takes relevant examples from classic and modern literature to corroborate her ideas. This book really helped me to think through an issue which I deal with on a daily basis but rarely discuss with anyone, and which is tied to most women's fundamental sense of self-esteem and happiness.