(Ebook) The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption by Katy Kelleher ISBN 9781982179359, 198217935X

(Ebook) The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption by Katy Kelleher ISBN 9781982179359, 198217935X

Paris Review contributor Katy Kelleher explores our obsession with gorgeous things, unveiling the fraught histories of makeup, flowers, perfume, silk, and other beautiful objects.April recommended reading by the New York Times Book Review, Vanity Fair, Goodreads, Jezebel, and Next Big Idea Club One of Curbed's best architecture, design, and urbanism books of the spring A most anticipated book of 2023 byThe MillionsKaty Kelleher has spent much of her life chasing beauty. As a child, she uprooted handfuls of purple, fragrant little flowers from the earth, plucked iridescent seashells from the beach, and dug for turquoise stones in her backyard. As a teenager she applied glittery shimmer to her eyelids after religiously dabbing on her signature scent of orange blossoms and jasmine. And as an adult, she coveted gleaming marble countertops and delicate porcelain to beautify her...