PublishedDoubleday, June 2022 |
ISBN9780857524126 |
FormatSoftcover, 400 pages |
Dimensions23.4cm × 15.3cm × 2.9cm |
In our fiercely contested social, political and cultural landscape, Lucy Cooke looks to the animal kingdom to ask what it means to be female.
Mother. Daughter. Ruler. Provider. What does it mean to be female?
The female species has never been more scrutinized or politicised. As we search to define our gender, combat prejudice, and celebrate the myriad of femininity - what can the animal kingdom teach us about its true nature?
In BITCH, award winning zoologist, broadcaster and author Lucy Cooke, takes the reader on a global journey to meet the animals and scientists that are helping to redefine female species and release it from the shackles of stereotype.
Lucy will present us with a dazzling portrait of the female, introducing us to polyamorous chimps, alpha-female hyenas, menopausal killer whales and lesbian lizards. By showing us the spectrum of the species, she sets out to re-write the evolutionary labels that have come to define a gender and propose a new understanding of what it means to be female today.
Lauren looks after the Design Zone here at Boffins. She loves to read all sorts of things, especially nature writing, books on art and music and she has a passion for vegetarian cookbooks. She likes to spend her spare time pottering in the garden, doing crafts and curling up with her cat Casper.
A hilarious and long overdue look at female sex and behaviour in the animal kingdo. The animals featured here defy all evolutionary expectations and highlight the many ways the female animals have been overlooked and misrepresented due to scientific bias. Lucy Cooke is a witty and informative guide and this is the perfect book if you're an animal lover looking for something a little different.
For fans of Invisible Women and A Lab of Ones Own.
