Want

THE INSTANT NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS BOOK OF THE YEAR'Want makes for addictive reading . . . compelling' Guardian'I just loved reading it. It’s exceptional' Fearne Cotton, Happy Place'An empowering project' Stylist'Extremely sexy . . . Want is the horny manifesto your TBR list will thank you for' CosmopolitanWhat do you want when no one is watching?What do you want, when the lights are off?What do you want, when you are anonymous?When we talk about sex, we talk about womanhood and motherhood, infidelity and exploitation, consent and respect, fairness and egalitarianism, love and hate, pleasure and pain. And yet so many of us don’t talk about it at all. In this groundbreaking book, Gillian Anderson collects and introduces the anonymous sexual fantasies of women from around the world (along with her own anonymous submission). They are all extraordinary: full of desire, fear, intimacy, shame, satisfaction and, ultimately, liberation. From dreaming about someone off-limits to conjuring a scene with multiple partners, from sex that is gentle and tender to passionate and playful, from women who have never had sex to women who have had more sex than they can remember, these fantasies provide a window into the most secret part of our minds. Want reveals how women feel about sex when they have the freedom to be totally themselves.

Gillian Anderson is an award-winning film, television and theatre actor, producer and director. Among other honours, she has won two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards and an Evening Standard Theatre Award. In addition to her acting work, Gillian is also globally recognised as a respected activist and charity campaigner, previously co-authored the Sunday Times bestseller We: A Manifesto for Women Everywhere with Jennifer Nadel, and in 2023 founded the wellness drinks brand G-Spot which encourages women to embrace their unique power. In 2016 Anderson was appointed an honorary OBE for her services to drama. She lives in London with her three children.