{"product_id":"lovely-amanda-martinez-beck-9781681922379","title":"Lovely: How I Learned to Embrace the Body God Gave Me","description":"\u003cp\u003eAll bodies are good bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcept fat bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAt least that's what our society tells us. According to the prevailing dogma, thin bodies are good; fat bodies are bad. In fact, any body that fails to measure up to society's standards of perfection is bad. The perfect face has no blemishes, the perfect belly has no love handles, and the perfect skin has no wrinkles or stretch marks. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccording to this standard of flawlessness, a good body can have no illness, no disability, and no inadequacy. Our cultural understanding of good bodies makes most of us feel like hopeless failures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is not what our loving God wants for us.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eLovely\u003c\/b\u003e, size-dignity activist and self-proclaimed \"fat girl\" Amanda Martinez Beck talks openly about the purpose of bodies, what makes a body good, and the need to reframe the way we think and speak about our own bodies and the bodies of the people around us. Much more than a \"self-image\" read, \u003cb\u003eLovely\u003c\/b\u003e will retrain you to think about your whole self -- body and soul -- in terms of mercy, kindness, and wonder rather than criticism, failure, and self-loathing.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDon't let the scale, the mirror, your interior critic, or the world around you keep you trapped in lies. All bodies are good bodies, including yours.\u003c\/p\u003e ABOUT THE AUTHOR \u003cp\u003eAmanda Martinez Beck is an author and story consultant who lives with her husband, Zachary, and their four young children in the Piney Woods of East Texas. Learn more about her and her work at amandamartinezbeck.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amanda Martinez Beck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1681922371\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781681922379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Our Sunday Visitor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.20d","brand":"Amanda Martinez Beck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979537416447,"sku":"9781681922379","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_18faa7b9-d3a6-4251-8d71-3d86f8da7600.jpg?v=1683245924","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lovely-amanda-martinez-beck-9781681922379","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}