Chastened

In the course of this sexless year, she flirts, texts and (platonically) romps her way through innumerable encounters...however with Chastened you get what it says on the cover: no Sex in the City

Melanie Mcgrath, The Scotsman

Much ado about nothing...but comic and honest piece written by Anderson herself

John Crace/Anderson, The Guardian

Fascinating, revealing and bravely honest work...Anderson focuses on the much-maligned concepts of love, courtship and the intimacies of chastity

Paul Blezard, The Week

Thoughtful and insightful. Anderson manages to avoid the expected clichés and monotony by offering a considered combination of autobiography, psychology, feminist history, anthropology and sociology in her writing

Susan Swarbrick, Sunday Herald

The elegant prose is meandering and poetic... [Anderson] imparts her wisdom with accessible and informative references

Immodesty Blaize, Guardian

Chastened is more than fashionable dinky. One hopes that Anderson will write the novels that are evidently within her

Independent

This memoir of notches not carved is surprisingly readable, displaying a melancholy tenderness and candid self-awareness rarely found in confessional writing ... Chastened feels like a genuine attempt to find a solution to a loveless life, and articulates the thoughts of many single women with a purposeful freshness

Ariane Sherine, Observer

Her book is tender, clever, heartbreaking and funny ... every single woman and man should read it before even thinking of going on a date again

Katy Guest, Independent on Sunday

this candid account.. raises questions from a world more shocked by 'chastity' than 'pole dancing'

Emma Hagestadt, Independent

This honest account is a real eye opener

Star Magazine

Heart-warming memoir which will strike a chord with women everywhere from the first page. If your love life is jaded and you want to turn things around, this will inspire you

The Sun

A bedroom confessional for the thinking girl, written with novelistic flair and offering that unbeatable diary-peeking thrill. Every woman will find herself here.

Stephanie Cross, Daily Mail