Don’t Hold My Head Down

‘A breezy, friendly, quietly revolutionary book every woman, young or old, should read’ Caitlin Moran

In her mid-thirties, Lucy-Anne Holmes still felt like a novice when it came to sex. But when she tried to find out what she could do about it, she realised everything she googled was geared to male pleasure rather than to women’s.

Determined not to let this stop her, Lucy penned a list and set out to discover what her sex life was missing. She embarked on an adventure which would change her life.

Lucy has written the book about sex she wanted to read. It will make you snort with laughter one minute and weep the next; it is frank, eye-opening and inspiring, and will speak to women everywhere.

‘Funny and refreshing’ The Independent

‘Forthright but funny feminism shines through’ Grazia

‘I want to go back in time and give it to fifteen-year-old me. It’s perfect. God, do we need this book’ Caroline Criado Perez

‘It blows stereotypes about sex, silence and stigma wide open, unflinchingly confronts the reality of women’s complex sexual lives without patronising or preaching, and best of all it will make you laugh yourself silly at the same time!’ Laura Bates

‘Enlightening, inspiring, funny, shocking and brave, every woman should get a copy’ Stylist

‘Really, really bloody good., a hilarious, moving sexual odyssey’ Beth McColl

Paperback: 320pp

Published: Wilton Square (February 2026)

ISBN: 9781783528776