"People out there will change their minds and not their faces because you wrote this book!" -Reader review
Spanning a single decade before an age during which 'normal women' might have just begun considering cosmetic improvement, Jamieson scheduled, absorbed, recovered from, and paid off the following 15 facial procedures, transforming every feature above the shoulders that could be altered through surgical means (total cost before age 36: $61,000).
"A heart-rending personal account of plastic
surgery gone wrong, Chasing Beauty reminds us that an insatiable quest
for physical perfection is nothing short of a recipe for disaster.
Propelled by feelings of unworthiness, lulled by media promises,
deceived by white coated illusionists, Jamieson Dale could be the
poster child representing poor decisions, uninformed choices, and
disastrous outcomes. She did it all wrong. Read her book so that you can do it right!" --Lois W. Stern, author of Sex, Lies and Cosmetic Surgery
"Dale's story is the stripped-down experience of
all women in our culture - she is prey to the desires of others: to
cultural media, doctors who are salesmen, to men, to money. With no
centered self, she takes on this task, doing whatever she must, at all
costs, to become attractive enough to be worthy of her existence. She
tells her disturbing, intimate tale without sentimentality, and plumbs
each moment to examine what's really there. This is an extremely
provocative and important book, an essential addition to our cultural
canon." -Kerry Cohen,author of Loose Girl
Ultimately, Chasing Beauty is an examination of loneliness. It is about the dichotomous need for and fear of human connection; and the emotional strength of adopting the burden of loving oneself. Jamieson learns by the end of her chase for beauty that it alone won’t make intimacy feel safe.
Jamieson's story is about the confusion between image and self-worth, a story of how she relied on her looks to simultaneously answer and avoid the question: Who am I? She didn’t start to find the answer until she ultimately looked inside of herself.
To read about Jamieson's journey from baby to womanhood; through peels, injections and surgeries; from average-looking to freakish and finally back to 'normal;' purchase Chasing Beauty today.
Spanning a single decade before an age during which 'normal women' might have just begun considering cosmetic improvement, Jamieson scheduled, absorbed, recovered from, and paid off the following 15 facial procedures, transforming every feature above the shoulders that could be altered through surgical means (total cost before age 36: $61,000).