THE INSTANT NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

What’s interesting about the book is that even though it’s anonymous, the women who wrote in speak about feeling freer in getting to write it down, that somehow they feel seen and heard in what their desires are and also women who are reading the book are saying that because they’re reading other women’s thoughts and experiences, they feel that they are represented on the page. It’s not just about the bedroom, it’s about women thinking about what it is they actually want in their lives.”

-Gillian Anderson

Want makes for addictive reading . . . compelling - Guardian

Every human sexual desire is finally mysterious, unknowable, but there is no doubt that across the ages women’s desire has been perceived as dangerous . . . Anderson allows those desires to speak - Financial Times

You might have the same question I did: Would a book loosely patterned on an erotic bestseller published 50 years ago feel relevant in an age when every manner of sexual imagery and performance, real-life hookups and kink are available in the palm of our hands (so to speak) with a swipe, tap or text? The answer is a definitive yes - Washington Post

Trailblazing . . . what makes Want even more innovative is its inclusivity, with letters from queer women, trans women and non-binary people. - Gay Times

Want is an intriguing cabinet of curiosities showcasing the sheer glorious variety of female desire; at a time when women’s freedom of expression and agency is under threat in so many places, any platform that allows us to speak up about an aspect of our lives that is still frequently veiled in shame is to be applauded - Observer

That trajectory and sense of self is something Anderson touches on in Want, describing how throughout her life, her feelings about sex and her sexuality have not been static entities - Marie Claire Australia

An empowering project - Stylist