"Based on the findings of a psychotherapist, this stirring account of the nature of women’s desire and want is a thought-provoking, forward-thinking compulsive read."
As set out by author and psychotherapist Maxine Mei-Fung Chung in her introduction, “the engine and inspiration” behind What Women Want derives from realising the significance of her desires during childhood: “It was the restriction, possession and shaming of my desire as a child, I realise now, that has led me to know how much wanting mattered”.
Alongside this, she’s taken up Freud’s unanswered “What does a woman want?” question, seeking answers from conversations with patients over fifteen years. The result is a powerful, compulsive work that shares the varied experiences of seven women whose stories enrich our understanding of the nature of longing, and the importance of understanding it. Each case is intimate, illuminating, and deeply affecting.
Also underpinned by the fact that “Women are not a mystery and neither are our wants and needs”, and sparked by the heartbreak and infuriation of witnessing women’s desire result in depression and shame, What Women Want is an empowering, compassionate game-changer.
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