Want

THE INSTANT NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

‘Want makes for addictive reading . . . compelling’ Guardian

What do you want when no one is watching?
Who do you fantasise about when the lights are off?
When you think about sx, what do you really want?

When we talk about sx, 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 sxual 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 sx that is gentle and tender to passionate and playful, from women who have never had sx to women who have had more sx than they can remember, these fantasies provide a window into the most secret part of our minds.

Want reveals how women feel about sx when they have the freedom to be totally themselves.

Author Biography

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.