THE FORCE OF SUCH BEAUTY by Barbara Bourland - The Washington Post - '12 noteworthy books for July and August'

The Washington Post | July 16, 2022

Here are a few new books to read under a beach umbrella or atop a hammock.

‘The Force of Such Beauty,’ by Barbara Bourland (Dutton, July 19)

This is not your grandma’s fairy tale. Former world-record-holding Olympic athlete Caroline marries Finn, the prince of an idyllic seaside kingdom. As she transforms into an international symbol of femininity, becoming the wife and mother her new homeland demands, the luxurious trappings quickly become a prison. Even her physical body, which once carried her powerfully through competitions, becomes something other people admire and control. Influenced by the struggles of real-life princesses, Bourland’s brilliant satire skewers the theatrics of power, excessive materialism and economic corruption.

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