IMELDA WHELEHAN is Professor of English and Women's Studies at De Montfort University, UK. She is the author of a number of undergraduate texts including Modern Feminist Thought, Fifty Key Concepts in Gender Studies and Reading Bridget Jones' Diary.

'An interesting and useful addition to the field.' - Merja Makinen, Principal Lecturer in English Literary Studies, Middlesex University, UK 'The strengths of this book are its range and its breezy and accessible conversational manner.' - Mia Carter, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin, USA 'The Feminist Bestseller provides a thought-provoking commentary on how young women respond to their history and the types of representation of themselves they choose.' - Antonia Byatt, THES

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionSex and the Single GirlBurnt Offerings: The Emergence of Radical FeminismMad HousewivesWomen's Spaces: Marilyn French, Erica Jong and Marge PiercyFlying: Erica Jong and Lisa AltherForbidden Fruit: SexualityCrashing of the Superwoman: the 1980sWhere Have all the Feminists Gone?: The Anxiety of AffluenceHooray for the Singletons!Urban SexConclusionBibliographyIndex.

IMELDA WHELEHAN is Professor of English and Women's Studies at De Montfort University, UK. She is the author of a number of undergraduate texts including Modern Feminist Thought, Fifty Key Concepts in Gender Studies and Reading Bridget Jones' Diary.

'An interesting and useful addition to the field.' - Merja Makinen, Principal Lecturer in English Literary Studies, Middlesex University, UK 'The strengths of this book are its range and its breezy and accessible conversational manner.' - Mia Carter, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin, USA 'The Feminist Bestseller provides a thought-provoking commentary on how young women respond to their history and the types of representation of themselves they choose.' - Antonia Byatt, THES

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionSex and the Single GirlBurnt Offerings: The Emergence of Radical FeminismMad HousewivesWomen's Spaces: Marilyn French, Erica Jong and Marge PiercyFlying: Erica Jong and Lisa AltherForbidden Fruit: SexualityCrashing of the Superwoman: the 1980sWhere Have all the Feminists Gone?: The Anxiety of AffluenceHooray for the Singletons!Urban SexConclusionBibliographyIndex.

IMELDA WHELEHAN is Professor of English and Women's Studies at De Montfort University, UK. She is the author of a number of undergraduate texts including Modern Feminist Thought, Fifty Key Concepts in Gender Studies and Reading Bridget Jones' Diary.

'An interesting and useful addition to the field.' - Merja Makinen, Principal Lecturer in English Literary Studies, Middlesex University, UK 'The strengths of this book are its range and its breezy and accessible conversational manner.' - Mia Carter, Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin, USA 'The Feminist Bestseller provides a thought-provoking commentary on how young women respond to their history and the types of representation of themselves they choose.' - Antonia Byatt, THES

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionSex and the Single GirlBurnt Offerings: The Emergence of Radical FeminismMad HousewivesWomen's Spaces: Marilyn French, Erica Jong and Marge PiercyFlying: Erica Jong and Lisa AltherForbidden Fruit: SexualityCrashing of the Superwoman: the 1980sWhere Have all the Feminists Gone?: The Anxiety of AffluenceHooray for the Singletons!Urban SexConclusionBibliographyIndex.