From Sunday Times bestselling author Alex Light comes an empowering, incisive new book examining the crushing beauty standards women are subjected to and how we can learn to fight back. In a world full of filters, tweakments, and weight-loss drugs, take back control and rewrite the rules of beauty on your own terms. Todays unrelenting beauty standards tell women that our worth is conditional; that we arent good enough as we are. We fix and filter, tweak and tone, erasing ourselves to reach the ever-shifting goal of perfection. In The Price of Pretty, Sunday Times bestselling author and podcaster Alex Light investigates the forces behind todays beauty dystopia. From the rise of new technologies and treatments framed as self-care and the industries profiting from our insecurities, to the toxic messaging passed through generations, and how we can break the cycle. With lunchtime tweakments on the high street, endless endorsements for weight-loss drugs, and inescapable AI images and filters, the pressure to be eternally youthful, naturally filtered and flawlessly sculpted has reached breaking point. And women are paying a high price: financially, physically, emotionally and mentally. Interrogating how we got here, Alex exposes the all-consuming cost of beauty and issues a clarion call for all of us to take control and fight back. Because heres the truth: you were never the problem in the first place. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

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Title: The Price of Pretty: Fight back against impossible women� s beauty standards and become your most empowered self this 2026 with the new self-help book by a Sunday Times bestselling author
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, London
Publication Date: 2026
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0008716153
ISBN 13: 9780008716158
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Weight: 431 grams

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From Sunday Times bestselling author Alex Light comes an empowering, incisive new book examining the crushing beauty standards women are subjected to – and how we can learn to fight back.

In a world full of filters, tweakments, and weight-loss drugs, take back control and rewrite the rules of beauty on your own terms.

Today’s unrelenting beauty standards tell women that our worth is conditional; that we aren’t good enough as we are. We fix and filter, tweak and tone, erasing ourselves to reach the ever-shifting goal of perfection.

In The Price of Pretty, Sunday Times bestselling author and podcaster Alex Light investigates the forces behind today’s beauty dystopia. From the rise of new technologies and treatments framed as ‘self-care’ and the industries profiting from our insecurities, to the toxic messaging passed through generations, and how we can break the cycle.

With lunchtime ‘tweakments’ on the high street, endless endorsements for weight-loss drugs, and inescapable AI images and filters, the pressure to be eternally youthful, naturally filtered and flawlessly sculpted has reached breaking point. And women are paying a high price: financially, physically, emotionally and mentally. Interrogating how we got here, Alex exposes the all-consuming cost of beauty and issues a clarion call for all of us to take control and fight back.

Because here’s the truth: you were never the problem in the first place.

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Sunday Times bestselling author Alex Light is a body confidence, self-acceptance and lifestyle influencer and podcaster from London. After struggling from various eating disorders, Alex’s virtual platform transformed from a beauty and fashion blog into a glimpse into her personal struggles. Throughout her journey on social media, Alex has gained an expansive insight into the reality behind eating disorders, weight stigma, diet culture and the pressures facing women. Alex is dedicated to providing a safe space for those trying to break free from the pressures of today’s beauty standards.

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