Venus' Daughter

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Publication Year:
2023

ISBN-13: 9781990737138

<p><i>Venus' Daughter</i> is inspired by the life of Sara "Saartjie" Baartman, who was known as "The Hottentot Venus". Baartman was a Khoisan woman taken from South Africa to be displayed on London stages from 1810 to 1815; she was then posthumously displayed at the Musee de l'Homme in Paris, France until 2002. The story follows Denise, a young Black woman guided by an ancestor to begin her journey into self-love. Exploring the intersection of myth, fable, and the reality of how women and their bodies are viewed, <i>Venus' Daughter</i> peels back the layers of pop culture's obsession with the Black female form and the silence around the infamous figure, making connections through the centuries.</p>