Tits Up: The Top Half of Women's Liberation

“An excellent new book.… [You] will not look at breasts in the same way again.” —Economist

After years of biopsies, best-selling author Sarah Thornton made the difficult decision to have a double mastectomy. But, after her reconstructive surgery, she was perplexed: What had she lost? And gained? An experienced sleuth, she resolved to venture behind the scenes to uncover the social and cultural significance of...