• The Other Side of Beauty

  • Embracing God's Vision for Love and True Worth
  • By: Leah Darrow
  • Narrated by: Leah Darrow
  • Length: 4 hrs and 32 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (138 ratings)

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The Other Side of Beauty

By: Leah Darrow
Narrated by: Leah Darrow
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Publisher's summary

Do you feel like you're never good enough? Like you should be living a more Instagram-worthy life? Are you exhausted by the impossible quest for physical beauty but still yearn for the validation of being chosen, valued, and deemed beautiful?

Drawing on her experience on America's Next Top Model and her work as a fashion model, Leah Darrow exposes the lies we are told about our worth being tied to our appearance and instead invites us to look again at the real meaning of beauty. She shows how we can reclaim true and lasting beauty - the kind that doesn't depend on self-doubt, exploitation, or comparison - when we reflect God's glory and embrace our value as he made us to be: strong, brave, and free. Only when we learn to see ourselves as God does can we leave behind our culture's definitions and demands and find joy in The Other Side of Beauty.

©2017 Leah Darrow (P)2017 Thomas Nelson

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"Leah Darrow uses her experience in the beauty industry to help the women of our culture see what true beauty looks like." (Jennifer Fulwiler, host of The Jennifer Fulwiler Show and author of Something Other than God)

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Beautiful

A touching personal story of how one model discovered true beauty in Christ and his Church.

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Good book with one major problem!

I greatly enjoyed this book and overall found it to be empowering. My one problem with this book is on the discussion on modesty. I personally have a modest wardrobe that’s what i feel comfortable in. However, I do not agree with Ms. Darrow that modesty equates a good Christian. More importantly, I wish that she would have taken the time to enforce that we should not judge people based on their wardrobe nor assume that they are not good Catholics because a woman’s wardrobe is not consider modest. Fashion for some people is a form of expression! But other than that I feel the book is wonderful and I can’t wait to share about it.

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Leah Darrow does an amazing job!

Well written, insightful, well woven with personal anecdotes and useful data. Goes straight to the heart and head!

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best read in a long time

loved it. every bit of it. thank you for sharing your story and your wisdom.

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should be required reading for High school girls!

What a beautiful voice that stands up against the fashion industry's dominance over our teenage girls

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God speaks truth through Leah and this book

I wish I could share this book with every woman I know. It’s empowering and life changing

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Great story and guide to true beauty.

A wonderful book for teenage girls and women. It points out a happier and more joyful way of living than the media shows us and tells us.

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A must read!

As the world continues to struggle with purpose this book is a beautiful reminder of our purpose and how to fulfill it.

A must read for all young men and women and their parents. As well as all of those who believe in the human race and God‘s purpose for our existence.

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Every woman should listen to this book!

Leah understands and compassionately but directly addresses so many of the challenges that women struggle with. We all seek goodness, truth and beauty, and Leah shows us a path to true beauty. This book is deeply rooted in her Catholic faith, but even those who are not Catholic, Christian or who don't believe in God will connect to and learn from this wonderful work. Must buy!

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Great Book of love and the prodigal daughter

What a beautiful story of Gods mercy. Thank you for sharing your raw journey of love. This is a must read for teens. The struggle with beauty is a EVERYBODY epidemic .

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