Decolonising My Body : On Ancestry, Tradition and Cultural Reinvention

Author: Hirsch, Afua

National liberation & independence, post-colonialism

Published on 5 February 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage) in the United Kingdom.

Paperback | 240 pages
196 x 129 x 19 | 196g

'Celebrates women how they are, as they are' GILLIAN ANDERSON'There's something on every page of this book that you didn't know before' SATHNAM SANGHERA'Brave and honest' ELIF SHAFAKA global exploration of ancestral beauty practices by the Sunday Times-bestselling author of Brit(ish)OUR BODIES TELL OUR STORY.

This powerful global history of beauty by the Sunday Times-bestselling author of Brit(ish) Afua Hirsch dismantles the colonial falsehoods that shape our sense of belonging and celebrates the pioneering stories and ideas of women from marginalised groups.

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