Nothing But My Body

Name: Nothing But My Body
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781761065149
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By Tilly Lawless

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Summary

Nothing But My Body by Tilly Lawless is an evocative exploration of life as a queer sex worker in Australia. The narrative unfolds through a series of vignettes, capturing the protagonist’s reflections on identity, intimacy, and the intricate nuances of human connection. Balancing personal desires with the varying demands of her profession, the story delivers a poignant meditation on what it means to exist in one's own skin.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring themes of intimacy and identity and are interested in contemporary, introspective narratives that delve into the complexities of a woman's experience as a sex worker. Its raw and honest portrayal offers a profound and thought-provoking perspective, ideal for readers who appreciate emotionally rich and character-driven stories.

A thought-provoking, discomforting and beautiful novel about love, obsession, community and friendship.

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People always ask if I enjoy the sex I have with clients or if I have to fake it, as if the two are mutually exclusive and the interplay between them isn't more complex. In actuality, it depends. And I'm not sure what people are threatened by more—that I don't always love it, or that I don't always hate it.

Nothing But My Body is an eight-day journey through the mind of a young woman, a queer sex worker in Australia, as she navigates breakups and infatuation across just over a year.

The unnamed narrator's voice is both fierce and vulnerable, defiant and tender, as she explores the interplay between her external and internal world, and the fluctuations of her emotions as love affairs intensify and wane. Her loneliness is assuaged by her beloved chosen family—her friends—and by the beauty of the natural world.

Set during the cataclysmic bushfire season of 2019 and into the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown, sex work is the constant backdrop of the story as it moves between Sydney, Berlin, Orange, and Bellingen. The beauty of the writing and the moving and deeply engaging sense of compassion that threads through this remarkable novel give true meaning to the concepts of inclusivity and community in surprising and original ways.

This stunning, unflinching and lyrical debut is both a rejection of romantic love, a euphoric celebration of the queer community, and a reckoning with the body as both abject and joyous.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761065149

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 August 2021

Country: Australia

Imprint: Allen & Unwin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 153.0mm

Height: 234.0mm

Weight: 318g

Pages: 256

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Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Tilly Lawless

About the Author

Tilly Lawless is a queer, Sydney-based sex worker who utilises her online platform to speak about her personal experiences within the sex industry, in an attempt to shine a light on the every day stigma that sex workers come up against. Growing up in rural NSW, her writing is often a bucolic love letter to the countryside that she comes from, and also a deeply intimate insight into queer romance and relationships. You can read her writing in various publications, but it's best going straight to the source and reading it directly from her Instagram, @tilly_lawless.