Giusy Versace
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Trauma and Motherhood in Contemporary Literature and Culture
Trauma and Motherhood in Contemporary Literature and Culture repositions motherhood studies through the lens of trauma theory by exploring new challenges surrounding conception, pregnancy, and postpartum experiences. Chapters investigate nine case studies of motherhood trauma and recovery in literature and culture from the last twenty years by exploring their emotional consequences through the lens of trauma, resilience, and “working through” theories. Contributions engage with a transnational corpus drawn from the five continents and span topics as rarely discussed as pregnancy denial, surrogacy, voluntary or involuntary childlessness, racism and motherhood, carceral mothering practices, surrogacy, IVF, artificial wombs, and mothering through war, genocide, and migration. Accompanied by an online creative supplement, this volume deals with silenced aspects of embodied motherhood while enhancing a better understanding of the cathartic effects of storytelling.
House of Versace
Versace. The very name conjures up images of outrageous glamour and bold sexuality, opulence and daring. All of course true, but only half the story. Versace is also the legacy of a great creative genius from a poor, backward part of southern Italy who transformed the fashion world through his intuitive understanding of both women and how a changing culture influenced the way they wanted to dress. The first book in English about the legendary designer, House of Versace shows how Gianni Versace, with his flamboyant sister Donatella at his side, combined his virtuosic talent and extraordinary ambition to almost single-handedly create the celebrity culture we take for granted today. Gianni Versace was at the height of his creative powers when he was murdered in Miami Beach. The story was front page news around the world and the manhunt for his killer a media obsession. His beloved sister Donatella demanded no less than a funeral befitting an assassinated head-of-state to be held in Milan’s magnificent cathedral. In what was the ultimate fashion show, the world’s rich and beautiful – Princess Dianna, Elton John, Carla Bruni, Naomi Campbell, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, Anna Wintour and others – gathered to mourn a man already considered one of fashion’s great pioneers. Deborah Ball, a long-time Milan correspondent for The Wall Street Journal, conducted hundreds of interviews with Versace family members, Gianni Versace’s lovers and business rivals, models such as Naomi Campbell whom he helped shoot to international stardom and fashion industry icons, including Anna Wintour, the legendary editor of Vogue. Ball vividly recounts the behind-the scenes struggles – both creative and business – of Donatella as she stepped out of her brother’s long shadow and took control of the House of Versace. The book offers the first inside look at the enormous challenges Donatella faced in living up to Gianni’s genius, her struggle with a drug habit, her battles with her brother Santo and the mystery of why Gianni left control of his house to Donatella’s young daughter, Allegra. House of Versace is a compelling, highly readable tale of rise from obscurity, a painful fall and ultimate redemption as the Versace empire returned to health – for now. Bringing together fashion, celebrity, business drama, jet-set lifestyles, and a notorious crime, House of Versace is an old-fashioned page-turner about a subject of enduring fascination.
Con la testa e con il cuore si va ovunque
Author: Giuseppina Versace
language: it
Publisher: Edizioni Mondadori
Release Date: 2013-02-26
"Oggi è un grande dono." Sono le parole che Giusy si ripete ogni giorno dal 2005 quando, a causa di un banale incidente in automobile, un guardrail le ha tagliato entrambe le gambe all'altezza del ginocchio, strappandola a una vita invidiabile, piena di affetti, impegni di lavoro, sogni e amore. Di quel momento Giusy ricorda tutto: il dolore straziante, il terrore di morire e le preghiere rivolte alla Madonna, perché le dia forza. Forza che diventa la sua arma. Insieme alla famiglia e agli amici che le si stringono attorno, Giusy muove i primi passi nella sua nuova vita. Fra pianti, speranze, paure e momenti di gioia arrivano le protesi, "le mie nuove gambe". Prima quelle da passeggio, poi da mare, poi addirittura da corsa, nonostante qualche dottore le suggerisca di lasciar perdere. A un anno dall'incidente Giusy ha lasciato un fidanzato poco presente e, da brava calabrese doc, tenace e col cuore buono, si è buttata a capofitto in un futuro che le ha riservato sorprese e soddisfazioni: un nuovo lavoro, un nuovo amore, la creazione della onlus Disabili No Limits, che raccoglie fondi per donare ausili a chi non può permetterseli, l'oro e il record italiano sui 200 e 100 metri e il record europeo sui 100 metri. Con la testa e con il cuore si va ovunque è il racconto di una vicenda personale, ma anche di una scelta che riguarda tutti coloro che si trovano ad affrontare un grande cambiamento: se guardare oltre e costruirsi un domani o continuare a rimpiangere un bel passato che non c'è più? Giusy non ha avuto dubbi.