Face

One Square Foot of Skin

By: Justine Bateman

Narrated by: Justine Bateman

Writer/director/producer Justine Bateman examines the aggressive ways that society reacts to the aging of women's faces.

Face is a book of fictional vignettes that examines the fear and vestigial evolutionary habits that have caused women and men to cultivate the imagined reality that older women’s faces are unattractive, undesirable, and something to be "fixed".

Based on "older face" experiences of the author, Justine Bateman, and those of dozens of women and men she interviewed, the book presents the listener with the many root causes for society’s often negative attitudes toward women’s older faces. In doing so, Bateman rejects those ingrained assumptions about the necessity of fixing older women’s faces, suggesting that we move on from judging someone’s worth based on the condition of her face.

With impassioned prose and a laser-sharp eye, Bateman argues that a woman's confidence should grow as she ages, not be destroyed by society's misled attitude about that one square foot of skin.

©2021 Justine Bateman (P)2021 Audible, Inc.

Worth a Listen!

It really makes you think about how much importance is put on ‘how young we look’. Society wants youth, but what about a life well lived? Wisdom and knowledge? Thanks Justine for enlightening me! I am proud of my age, and now I will be proud of my face!

Breathtaking

Loved this collection of stories, and the raw, honest way they were delivered by Justine Batemen. So relatable, and inspiring. Highly recommend for any woman, of any age, but most especially those confronting middle life…thank you Justine!

About Facing Ourselves

Well written and well read by Justine Bateman, this book asks us to look deeper into ourselves in light of the current rush toward eternal youth and the surrounding measurements of our own personal value. it will make you think!

Very Insightful

Empowering and perspective changing. If you want to reclaim power and visibility in your life, listen to this book.

Thank you Justine!

I experienced tears, laughter and sighs of reassurance through out this beautifully written book. Thank you again Justine!