Heartthrobs, A history of women and desire, By Carol Dyhouse
What makes a heartthrob? It's not what men think. Alpha males beware. You're not what women want. At least, not unless you have a damaged, vulnerable side that makes you ready to be tamed. While nearly two centuries have passed since moody Mr Rochester gave Jane Eyre the run-around, it seems the tropes and narratives of romance have barely moved on. In her latest book , Heartthrobs. A history of women and desire , University of Sussex Emeritus Professor of History Carol Dyhouse looks at what creates heterosexual female desire and finds that those knee-trembling moments for women are just as pervasive today, even if their lives - and their expectations of men - are completely different to several generations ago.
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