{"product_id":"pretty-baby-by-chris-belcher-9781804440643","title":"Pretty Baby","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA FINALIST FOR THE 2022 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FOR LESBIAN MEMOIR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A muscular, canny memoir . . . I couldn't put it down. What a fucking gorgeous book' - Carmen Maria Machado\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Absolutely not to be missed' - \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePretty Baby\u003c\/i\u003e by Chris Belcher tells the story of a woman who seemed destined for a life of conventional femininity after winning an infant beauty contest—a minor glory that followed her around her small, working-class town in rural West Virginia. However, everything changed when she came out as queer, and the conservative community that once celebrated its prettiest baby turned against her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA decade later, now living in Los Angeles and attempting to navigate the early years of a PhD program, Chris dives into the world of professional domination. Branding herself as Los Angeles's Renowned Lesbian Dominatrix, she specialises in catering to male clients who seek to feel worthless, shameful, and weak—echoing the abuse regularly heaped upon women for free. As Chris's profile grows in both academia and sex work, a collision between these two worlds seems inevitable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this sharp and discerning memoir of class, sexuality, and academia, \u003ci\u003ePretty Baby\u003c\/i\u003e offers a view through the eyes of a pro domme-turned-academic of how power and desire can be renegotiated or reinforced.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46845543219436,"sku":"9781804440643","price":32.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12420733482830.jpg?v=1758885308","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/pretty-baby-by-chris-belcher-9781804440643","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}