Desire

A veritable Milk Tray of titillating tales, which quickly kicks off with stories of bedhopping, longing, affairs, orgies, smut and filth… no one can criticise this collection for a narrow range of desire’ * The Times *A hefty great volume… Frostrup has brought a fresh eye to amorous fiction… A quick perusal of Desire’s contents reveals an admirably broad range of sexual expression’ * Daily Telegraph *Frostrup has always managed to combine cleverness with sexiness * Tatler *The perfect bedside companion * Best Magazine *To inspire new erotic writers, Frostrup has edited Desire: 100 of Literature’s Sexiest Stories, pulling together some of the raciest lines in history * Sun *The stories are well chosen from a variety of sources, not just from the romantic genre but literary and historical fiction as well… A really enjoyable collection’ * Nudge Book *[This will be] eagerly welcomed by bookworms who like their reading material to venture between the sheets. Forget EL James, though: these saucy stories are generally well written * Metro *

Mariella Frostrup is one of the UK’s leading journalists, broadcasters and critics. She presents Open Book on Radio 4 and has judged the Booker Prize.