Imperfect

A review of Andrea Dorfman's book.
Imperfect

In Imperfect, Andrea Dorfman tackles with irony, balance, and remarkable charm the problem she has always had with her prominent nose—and with beauty standards that have never stopped haunting her. One day, while on vacation, she meets Dave, a plastic surgeon. "The fact that his work involved operating on perfectly healthy people to make them prettier bothered me so much that I wondered if we'd ever become friends." But then come the walks, the ocean, picnics on the sand. Something shifts. Her relationship with him forces Andrea to reconsider her own history. And her own questions. Suddenly—she writes—"my nose stopped being a flaw and became my nose again." Imperfect is one of those books meant to pass from hand to hand, where anyone might be inspired to speak or draw about themselves and add their own story.

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Nicla Bettazzi

Nicla Bettazzi

A teacher of literature subjects in middle school for more than forty years, Nicla Bettazzi was active in the feminist movement. Mother of Massimiliano, she has been part of Faith and Light since…

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