{"product_id":"the-hottentot-venus-9781408899113","title":"The Hottentot Venus","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe acclaimed biography of Sarah Baartman, once a slave and later a showgirl\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA significant and timely book  Holmes has produced a laceratingly powerful story' \u003c\/b\u003eFrances Wilson, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e''\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eImpeccable ... In telling her extraordinary story, Holmes''s fascinating book illuminates the forces which dominated her age, and resound in our own'' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1810 the slave turned showgirl Sarah Baartman, London's most famous curiosity, became its legal \u003ci\u003ecause\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ecélèbre\u003c\/i\u003e. Famed for her exquisite physique  in particular her shapely bottom  she was stared at, stripped, pinched, painted, worshipped and ridiculed. This talented, tragic young South African woman became a symbol of exploitation, colonialism  and defiance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this scintillating and vividly written book Rachel Holmes traces the full arc of Baartman's extraordinary life for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHolmes' biography of this unhappy woman is gripping and meticulously researched * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eImpeccable ... In telling her extraordinary story, Holmes's fascinating book illuminates the forces which dominated her age, and resound in our own * Sunday Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA significant and timely book ... Holmes has produced a laceratingly powerful story * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003eMusters as much factual information as possible, telling her tale with care and respect * Independent *","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408029786455,"sku":"9781408899113","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781408899113.jpg?v=1730501325","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-hottentot-venus-9781408899113","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}