Basta, Àle: A Memoir of Body, Belonging, and Becoming (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798278842651)

In the shadows of northern Italy, a young girl learned to disappear. At nine years old, Alessandra discovered that safety meant making herself small-in scout tents, at dinner tables, in her own skin.

Basta, Àle traces one woman's journey from the chameleon years of childhood through decades of shapeshifting across continents, cultures, and cuisines. From Venice to Moscow, North Carolina to Germany, Alessandra carried the weight of expectations in every language she learned to speak-except her own.

This is a memoir about the body as both battlefield and home, about the price of belonging, and the courage it takes to finally say: Enough.

Raw, unflinching, and ultimately hopeful, Basta, Àle is for every woman who has ever tried to shrink herself to fit someone else's idea of acceptable-and found the strength to take up space instead.

Author: S. a. Sterling
ISBN-13: 9798278842651
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2025
Pages: 140
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.33d