It is impossible to overstate Lee’s work as an advocate for women or her central role in the reassessment of Queensland’s ‘mistake of fact’ defence by the justice commission.īri Lee, Australian Literature, Memoir, Feminism, Eating Disorders, BeautyĤ7 LANGUAGE, COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE > 4705 Literary studies > 470502 Australian literature (excl.

Role models are crucial to young women trying to navigate the world and its challenges. Lee cares about her readership and takes her privilege seriously in terms of race, education, and class. This is a compassionate and intimate piece of writing. Praise for Eggshell Skull: 'Bri Lee’s story of standing up for herself and braving a biased, underfunded, incompetent legal system to demand justice is beautifully written, tender and powerful. The book suggests that while standards of beauty may have changed, visionary women are still expected to be beautiful. Eggshell Skull is a haunting appraisal of modern Australia from a new and essential voice. Where Eggshell Skull traced Lee’s journey as a historical sexual abuse complainant in the Australian legal system, Beauty considers the standards imposed on women by advertisers, corporate culture, other women, and even themselves. Eggshell Skull: a well-established legal doctrine that a defendant must ‘take their victim as they find them.’ If a single punch kills someone because of their thin skull, that victim’s. The related pressures of photoshoots, school visits, and the public gaze figure prominently in Bri Lee’s sophomore work Beauty. Her essay-length book, Beauty, was published in late 2019 and her third book, Who Gets to be Smart comes out June 2021.

Her first book, Eggshell Skull, won six major awards including the ABIA for Biography of the Year, and was listed for several others, including The Stella Prize. After investing so much time in the solitary act of writing, a book tour must feel like a daunting prospect. Bri Lee is an award-winning author and freelance writer.

Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee