About the Author

Maxine Mei-Fung Chung is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist, clinical supervisor and writer with over fifteen years of clinical experience. She lectures on gender and sexuality, trauma and attachment theory at the Bowlby Centre and was presented with The Jafar Kareem Award for her work supporting people from ethnic minorities experiencing isolation and mental health problems. What Women Want is her first work of non-fiction.

Reviews

This début from a leading psychotherapist is an enthralling, intersectional investigation of female desire
*Caroline Sanderson, The Bookseller*

I couldn't stop thinking about these women's stories. The best book on female desire and longing since Three Women
*Abigail Bergstrom, author of What a Shame*

Maxine's book is insightful, tender and brilliant. I am enraptured by these women's stories.
*Katy Hessel, Sunday Times Bestselling author of The Story of Art without Men*

A rich and intimate examination of female desire, Maxine's book is full of wisdom and insight. I cannot recommend it enough
*Julia Samuel*

A compelling read
*Sally Huband*

Brave, deeply honest, and beautifully written, What Women Want makes the personal universal.
*Joanna Briscoe*

A call to arms [...] This is a gripping debut that is searing in its honesty and vulnerability [...] Exploring trauma, gender, sexuality and mental health, the insight on female desire is so thought-provoking, the stories dealt with in a captivating and gentle way. Read it.
*Glamour*

Fascinating [...] Makes a valuable contribution to a wider debate about how women are permitted to own and express their desires in a patriarchal culture that still prefers us quiet and non-disruptive.
*Observer*