LONDON, July 20 --

- Bettina Arndt Will be Available for Interview in London on 23rd 24th July
and in Ireland on 27th 28th July

What would men change about sex? More, we want more! That’s the
resounding answer that echoes around the world. The reason is simple. The number
one sexual problem plaguing women is low libido. In The Sex Diaries,
Australia’s best known sex therapist, Bettina Arndt uncovers the
night-time drama being played out in bedrooms everywhere, revealing how ordinary
couples cope with the tensions of managing their sex supply. Bettina recruited
ninety-eight couples to keep diaries recording their intimate negotiations over
sex. Who feels like having sex? Who doesn’t? How do couples cope if one
person wants it more than the other? She draws on her thirty-five years of
experience to provide a provocative analysis of desire which challenges many of
our basic assumptions about sex.

Through the power of his-and-hers diaries, we get to see what happens day by
day, night by night, as the couples negotiate their way through these complex
issues. Using this extraordinary, rich material, Bettina reaches some startling
conclusions.

She proposes a challenge to the most basic assumption about how sex operates -
that women have to want sex in order to enjoy it. To experience regular,
pleasurable sex and sustain loving relationships, women have to get over that
ideological roadblock and just do it she claims. The result will be both men and
women will enjoy more, better sex.

Bettina Arndt started her career as Down-Under’s Dr Ruth. A trained
clinical psychologist, she was one of Australia’s first sex therapists,
talking about sex on television and radio as well as teaching medical students
and other professionals. She then spent twenty years writing about broader
social issues, acquiring a reputation as a respected social commentator. It was
Arndt’s high profile that attracted so many people willing to bare all in
her diary project.

BETTINA ARNDT WILL BE IN LONDON TO PROMOTE THE SEX DIARIES FROM 23rd JULY. TO
DISCUSS AN INTERVIEW OR TO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE BOOK PLEASE CONTACT: Fiona
Smith on +44-(0)207-531-8489 or email fiona.smith@octopus-publishing.co.uk

23.7.09 Published by Hamlyn

GBP9.99 pbk

http://www.octopusbooks.co.uk/books/health-and-diet/9780600620723/the-sex-diaries/

SOURCE: Octopus Publishing Group

Bettina Arndt will be in london to promote the sex diaries from 23rd July. to
discuss an interview or to receive a copy of the book please contact: Fiona
Smith on +44-(0)207-531-8489 or email: fiona.smith@octopus-publishing.co.uk