It is not the Sun Page 3. It is not Readers' Wives. Treasured Chests is a book that celebrates the diversity of the female breast with respect and humour. Beautifully photographed, it is about women you know. They are all shapes and sizes, from different backgrounds and of differing nationalities. Included are images of business women, a lawyer, nurses, actresses, a housewife, students, a writer - in fact women from all walks of life. Alongside the stunning black and white compositions are contributions of related text and poetry. The works of celebrated beat poet John Esam, William Shakespeare, Walt Whitman, Chaucer and lesser-known writers all add to the richness of the publication. Is there someone you know in this book? Have a look and see...
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Let me come clean at once: I am the publisher, so I'm biased. But I wouldn't have published this book if I didn't like it.
Sharon Gordon has a beautiful way with black and white photography, and she has picked that timeless subject, the female nude. This is not yet another exploitation of women - the women in these images like and trust their photographer. And, as always, what is wrong with celebrating and enjoying beauty?
There are a few photographs showing faces - as a man attracted to faces, I would have liked more - but the focus of this book is the female breast: an organ, as one of the short essays in the book has it, entirely designed for giving.
Most of the photographs are matched with poems - many from the ancient and great poets of the past - Chaucer, Shakespeare, Marvell, Byron, Lawrence - but there is also some new verse never before published, by poets you haven't yet heard of.
The reproduction of the images is as good as can reasonably be achieved in a paperback at this price - the alternative would have been a prohibitively expensive coffee table book. But you can't take a coffee table everywhere with you, can you? Just slip this one in your pocket to enjoy anywhere.
Sharon Gordon has a beautiful way with black and white photography, and she has picked that timeless subject, the female nude. This is not yet another exploitation of women - the women in these images like and trust their photographer. And, as always, what is wrong with celebrating and enjoying beauty?
There are a few photographs showing faces - as a man attracted to faces, I would have liked more - but the focus of this book is the female breast: an organ, as one of the short essays in the book has it, entirely designed for giving.
Most of the photographs are matched with poems - many from the ancient and great poets of the past - Chaucer, Shakespeare, Marvell, Byron, Lawrence - but there is also some new verse never before published, by poets you haven't yet heard of.
The reproduction of the images is as good as can reasonably be achieved in a paperback at this price - the alternative would have been a prohibitively expensive coffee table book. But you can't take a coffee table everywhere with you, can you? Just slip this one in your pocket to enjoy anywhere.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Mat
Format:Paperback
This book seems to me a great opportunity to read poetry in a different way: the high impact pictures and the text creates a perfect symbiosis, a clever work of art that makes the experience of reading a pleasant sensation like admiring something new and creative.
Funny the part with text emoticons.
Funny the part with text emoticons.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Janna
Format:Paperback
Brilliant book. Great ideas and settings for the different photography.
It goes to prove that theres no such thing as 'normal' and all shapes and sizes are celebrated.
Makes a very interesting read and would be great to give or recieve as a present.
It goes to prove that theres no such thing as 'normal' and all shapes and sizes are celebrated.
Makes a very interesting read and would be great to give or recieve as a present.
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Stunning photography
A fantastic collection of the female form, the us of natural light and shadows shows off the different artistic style. Read more
Published 12 months ago by P J GILLETT
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Beautiful
This is a wonderful book artfully showcasing the beauty of the female form alongside wonderful prose. Read more
Published 17 months ago by LadyT
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Bountiful (I meant beautiful) femininity
It is thought provoking. Recommended to all sisters. Have any of us ever gotten over puberty? This book will help.
Published 17 months ago by Aya
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Got my attention.
I must admit my reaction to this book is more hormonal than artistic. Some nice looking lasses in there. Is that Victoria Beckham on page 99?
Published 17 months ago by R. C. Parsons
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The perfect form
This book shares the delights of the multi-faceted female form. The black and white photography is artistic, sometimes provocative and very honest. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Michael Meeks
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shared moments
What sets this apart for me is not just the pictures, as pictures. They (many of them, anyway) capture a lovely intimate moment from the life of the model. Read more
Published 17 months ago by ynot
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A celebration of the female form.
This book is tailored beautifully to celebrate the diversity of the female body. With the combination of the artistic photography and the elegant poetry, this book is a unique and... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Laura
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