What becomes of happily-ever-after for a woman who can’t stand sex with the best guy ever?
Her body used to work perfectly. For years, she tallied her orgasms, maintained a Top Humps list, and rated men on whether they excited her more mentally or physically—all with the purpose of finding the ideal love match.
Now, as she moves into her thirties and is settled down with Serious Boyfriend Number Three, she’s run into a problem.
Sex hurts.
She can’t get wet.
Her vagina, which has never led her astray before, suddenly seems like it might be broken.
Surely there must be some way to make sex work for her again?
From doctors to drugs to completely unorthodox remedies, she embarks on a journey of desperation and self-discovery. She’ll try anything to fix it, but maybe desire and long-term love just don’t go together.
Sexually frank, wildly funny, psychologically raw, I’m F*cking Amazing marks the fiction debut of a red-hot talent, perfect for fans of Fleabag, Caitlin Moran, and Miranda July.
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR FROM THE BBC
“A viscerally vulnerable, raw and relatable, intensely intimate novel for our times. Genuinely new, bold and fascinating. Anoushka Warden is a true talent and a real artist.” —Deborah Frances White, author and host of The Guilty Feminist podcast
“There is a fantastically compulsive quality to Anoushka Warden’s writing and her fictional world, as shockingly funny as it is tender and revealing about love, relationships, sex and womanhood. It is not only a book that speaks to so many young women today but also a candid, fun and moving read.” —Arifa Akbar, former literary editor of the Independent, currently chief theatre critic at The Guardian
“Warden’s novel about a woman who unapologetically wants to live by her own rules feels really radical. The character’s fight against a world that wants to contain her is often very funny, sometimes painful, and highly unique. Warden's writing about sex is among the most daring I’ve read, centering female desire and sexuality while never being scared of embracing its messiness.” —Jessie Thompson, Arts Editor, Independent
ANOUSHKA WARDEN is a writer for stage and screen. Her second play won the 2020 Platform Presents Playwrighting Prize. She is an Associate Artist at Pentabus Theatre Company and is Producer of two podcasts - The Playwright’s Podcast and The Lockdown Plays. This is her debut novel.
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What becomes of happily-ever-after for a woman who can’t stand sex with the best guy ever?
Her body used to work perfectly. For years, she tallied her orgasms, maintained a Top Humps list, and rated men on whether they excited her more mentally or physically—all with the purpose of finding the ideal love match.
Now, as she moves into her thirties and is settled down with Serious Boyfriend Number Three, she’s run into a problem.
Sex hurts.
She can’t get wet.
Her vagina, which has never led her astray before, suddenly seems like it might be broken.
Surely there must be some way to make sex work for her again?
From doctors to drugs to completely unorthodox remedies, she embarks on a journey of desperation and self-discovery. She’ll try anything to fix it, but maybe desire and long-term love just don’t go together.
Sexually frank, wildly funny, psychologically raw, I’m F*cking Amazing marks the fiction debut of a red-hot talent, perfect for fans of Fleabag, Caitlin Moran, and Miranda July.
Reviews
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF THE YEAR FROM THE BBC
“A viscerally vulnerable, raw and relatable, intensely intimate novel for our times. Genuinely new, bold and fascinating. Anoushka Warden is a true talent and a real artist.” —Deborah Frances White, author and host of The Guilty Feminist podcast
“There is a fantastically compulsive quality to Anoushka Warden’s writing and her fictional world, as shockingly funny as it is tender and revealing about love, relationships, sex and womanhood. It is not only a book that speaks to so many young women today but also a candid, fun and moving read.” —Arifa Akbar, former literary editor of the Independent, currently chief theatre critic at The Guardian
“Warden’s novel about a woman who unapologetically wants to live by her own rules feels really radical. The character’s fight against a world that wants to contain her is often very funny, sometimes painful, and highly unique. Warden's writing about sex is among the most daring I’ve read, centering female desire and sexuality while never being scared of embracing its messiness.” —Jessie Thompson, Arts Editor, Independent
Author
ANOUSHKA WARDEN is a writer for stage and screen. Her second play won the 2020 Platform Presents Playwrighting Prize. She is an Associate Artist at Pentabus Theatre Company and is Producer of two podcasts - The Playwright’s Podcast and The Lockdown Plays. This is her debut novel.
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