Solemates

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Why are feet so hot? When Jesus washed his bros' feet, what kind of love was he showing? Why did feet show up in poetry written during a medieval outbreak of gonorrhoea? How did ea rly sexologists convince us that loving feet is deviant? And what did Victorian lesbians make of all this? These are the questions thrusting Adam Zmith into a history of toe-botherers who guides the reader through the sex archives, the online forums and a millennium of art, with his trademark queer lens. 'Solemates' brings to light the history of this peculiarly popular kink. From Tarantino films to Bible stories, from Renaissance paintings to OnlyFans, 'Solemates' is the rich and messy tale of our obsession with everything below the ankle, and what it reveals about how we view our bodies and our sex lives. Show more