Roisin Kiberd The Most Normal Woman: Essays On Appearances

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I began writing a book about trying to be beautiful. But the more I wrote, the more it resembled a book about trying to be normal.

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Description: Binding: Paperback
Date Published: 27 Aug 2026
In this dynamic new collection of essays, critically acclaimed author Roisin Kiberd dissects the business of attaining perfection - or even normality - through consumption and body modification.
Linking her personal experiences with Botox and eating disorders to broader phenomena, the author explores subcultures including the underground drag scene and competitive dog shows to better understand how differing groups define and judge excellence.
From Westport to Paris, Dublin to Berlin, Versailles to the Ringsend Recycling Centre, Kiberd takes us on a journey of obsession with an unanticipated answer to the question: am I normal yet?
About the Author: ROISIN KIBERD has written essays and features for The Dublin Review, Winter Papers, The White Review, The Guardian and Vice. Her first book, The Disconnect: A Personal Journey Through the Internet, was published in 2021. She lectures in creative writing at the University of Galway and is non-fiction editor at The Stinging Fly.
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Roisin Kiberd The Most Normal Woman: Essays On Appearances

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