Helen Croydon

Broschiertes Buch

Screw the Fairytale - A Modern Girl's Guide to Sex and Love

Beschreibung

To Helen Croydon, the idea of marriage and kids has just never appealed. But that doesn't mean she doesn't want to fall in love. Casual encounters don't appeal, yet the shackles of commitment seem terrifying, not to mention boring. So Helen sets out to explore alternative models of relationships to the conventional, monogamous, 24-7, happily-ever-after fairytale. Through immersive reportage, startling new research and tales from her own colourful love life, Helen argues that the de facto cohabiting marriage with 2.4 children is no longer appropriate in our modern, fast-paced world. She finds mounting evidence that more people, like her, are saying 'screw the fairlytale!' and finding alternative relationship lifestyles. Highlights of her mission take in a polyamorous commune in the Scottish Highlands (where she has to carry out a sexual pact), a wife-finding tour to the Ukraine and infiltrating a network of single professional women who've chosen to give up on finding love and get a sperm donor instead. Interviews with psychologists, evolutionists, asexuals, swingers, philanderers, long-term marrieds, mistresses and 40 year old virgins all combine to break new ground in this humorous and insightful guide to sex and love for the modern girl.

Autor

Helen Croydon is a best-selling author and media consultant. Her latest book This Girl Ran: Tales from a party girl turned triathlete was longlisted for the William Hill Book of the Year 2018. Her previous books include the dating memoir Sugar Daddy Diaries: When a Fantasy Became an Obsession (Mainstream Publishing), which became a best-seller when released in 2011. And Screw the Fairytale: A Modern Guide to Sex and Love, which is a witty polemic asking whether full-time, committed relationships are still relevant. Helen enjoyed a 15 year career as a journalist across print, broadcast and digital before turning to media consulting. She's written for almost all UK national papers from The Sunday Times to Telegraph to The Mirror. appeared, worked as a news producer for ITV News and has been a commentator on shows such as Newsnight, This Morning, Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, Woman's Hour, Sky News and more. She now uses her inside knowledge of the media and book publishing to consult business execs, authors and thought-leaders on all aspects of publicity, media and personal reputation. http://www.helencroydon.com

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Blake
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 420g
• ISBN-13: 9781782197508
• ISBN-10: 1782197508
• Artikelnr.: 39632747