Ourshelves with Natasha Walter

<p><a href="https://www.virago.co.uk/contributor/natasha-walter/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Natasha Walter</a>&nbsp;is a writer of both fiction and non-fiction, a journalist and human rights activist. Her books include&nbsp;<a href="https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/natasha-walter/the-new-feminism/9781860496394/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>The New Feminism</em>&nbsp;</a>and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/natasha-walter/living-dolls/9780349017440/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism</em></a>, which was reissued as one of Virago’s 50thAnniversary Five Gold reads this year. On this episode of Ourshelves, Natasha and Lucy Scholes discuss the continued relevance of&nbsp;<em>Living Dolls&nbsp;</em>in terms of the unfinished revolution of feminism and the ongoing effort to liberate ourselves, as women, from stereotypes.</p><br><p>They also dive into Natasha’s upcoming book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.virago.co.uk/titles/natasha-walter/before-the-light-fades/9780349017822/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Before the Light Fades</em></a>,&nbsp;a moving memoir about losing her mother to suicide as well as honouring the legacy of a family whose members struggled bravely against some of the worst crises of the twentieth century.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>