In My Skin: Learning to love your perfectly imperfect life
Ebook
It's taken 27 years for Sophie Lee to feel comfortable in her skin. This the real-life story of one woman's courage in rising from the ashes as she learns to discover that true beauty is more than skin deep in a society that so often tells us otherwise.
When twenty-three-year-old Sophie Lee was booked to perform at a huge event in Chicago, she thought it was a dream come true. Little did Sophie know it was about to become her nightmare, when a dramatic fire-dancing accident left Sophie with life-changing injuries. The model faced years of operations and recovery to treat the keloid scar that developed on her face and neck. Having worked as a model and dancer, the idea of being disfigured was terrifying.
But long before the accident, Sophie had faced bullying because of her Chinese heritage. At every stage of her life, Sophie has been forced to muster her strength and push back against those who said she wasn't good enough.
This bold memoir is a demonstration of the healing power of resilience, kindness and family. Sophie encourages us all that it doesn't matter how we look or where we're from, we're all beautiful in our own skin.
Inspired by her own story of overcoming adversity, Katie Piper's The UnSeen is a publishing collection that sheds light on the untold stories of hope that deserve to be heard. In My Skin is the second book in Katie Piper's UnSeen series, also featuring Down Syndrome Vogue-cover-girl Ellie Goldstien's book Against All Odds.
It's taken 27 years for Sophie Lee to feel comfortable in her skin. This the real-life story of one woman's courage in rising from the ashes as she learns to discover that true beauty is more than skin deep in a society that so often tells us otherwise.
Foreword by Katie Piper OBE vii
Prologue ix
1 Made in China 11
2 Child's play 16
3 Back to Britain 24
4 Culture clash 30
5 Facing racism 33
6 Home sweet home 36
7 Dancing queen 39
8 Handling rejection 47
9 The school of hard knocks 50
10 My film debut 56
11 Smells like teen spirit 62
12 The greatest grandparents 69
13 A trip to Thailand 71
14 Knowing your worth 74
15 Fire in my belly 76
16 Never the same again 80
17 Hospital 86
18 Big questions 93
19 What happened in Vegas... 95
20 Leaving a scar 98
21 Life of the party 101
22 Loneliness 103
23 The clean-up operation 105
24 Another one bites the dust 108
25 Wearing my scars 112
26 Speaking out 113
27 Work, work, work, work, work, work 116
28 More than work 122
29 Burnout 125
30 Back to school 127
31 The fire within 129
32 These days 130
Acknowledgements 132
- Title: In My Skin: Learning to love your perfectly imperfect life
- Author: S. S. Lee
- Publisher: SPCK Publishing
- Print Publication Date: 2024
- Logos Release Date: 2023
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Ebook
- ISBNs: 9780281089413, 9780281089406, 028108940X, 0281089418
- Resource ID: LLS:9780281089413
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-05-02T17:40:47Z