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FLICK: The Story of Female Pleasure

Hardback Published on: 28/05/2026
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A brilliant, bawdy, feminist history
Kate Lister makes her triumphant return with this brilliant and insightful book about the history of female sexual pleasure. Across nine chapters, Lister c... READ MORE
Lily Scior-Lewis
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a vital look at history
I am absolutely in awe of everything Kate Lister managed to pack into this book. In around 300 pages, Lister covers the history of women’s sexuality from t... READ MORE
Lucy at Leeds
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Engaging and enraging!
Witty, well researched, entertaining and enlightening. I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Lister writes with charm and humor about a difficult and enraging to... READ MORE
Danae
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Flick
I'm an enormous fan of everything Kate Lister does, and this book was no exception. This is an extensive and well-researched look into female sexuality an... READ MORE
Hebe at Fareham
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Entertaining throughout
I enjoyed this so much! This is a detailed account of female pleasure, full of historical references and scientific study, but, this is written in a way ... READ MORE
Cordelia, Manchester
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Engaging and educational!
How to review of a book about female pleasure without sounding bawdy… well, it helps that it’s written by Kate Lister! I’ve been a fan of hers for several ... READ MORE
Chelsea at Lichfield

Synopsis

FLICK is a rousing history of women enjoying sex: sex with themselves, sex with each other, and occasionally sex with men as well.

Meet the women throughout history who, quite literally, came before us.

From the host of award-winning History Hit podcast Betwixt the Sheets.

'Flicking excellent . . . Kate Lister is a goddess.' DR LUCY WORSLEY

'This eye-opening account of how women's pleasure has been controlled throught time is thought provoking and intrepid...an excellent, spiky book.' TELEGRAPH

'Unique, brilliant, gripping and unforgettable.' PROF KATE WILLIAMS

There is a common misconception that before modern day feminism, women throughout history simply lay back and thought of England or their respective place of origin; that the modern ‘sex positive’ movement is a radical break from the past. But women demanding better sex did not arrive with free love or the Rampant Rabbit. It has been a very long fight indeed.

From Ancient Mesopotamian sex goddesses to the contraceptive pill, Kate Lister takes us through history to show us how women’s sexual pleasure was controlled, understood and thoroughly, thoroughly enjoyed.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Transworld Publishers Ltd
  • ISBN: 9780857506436
  • Number of pages: 336
  • Dimensions: 242 x 163 x 26 mm
  • Weight: 544g
  • Languages: English

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Engaging, Enlightening and Infuriating
I loved Kate Lister's A Curious History of Sex and was delighted to be approved to read this through NetGalley. It is exactly what you would expect from Ka... READ MORE
Katy Wheatley
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interesting and well told
I enjoy Ms Lister's podcast and articles in the i newspaper so was looking forward to reading this book. It was a really interesting and well told historic... READ MORE
jean
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empowerment in a book
An interesting and informative look at the history of female sexuality. A bit dry, no pun intended but we need to understand the history to understand the ... READ MORE
Helen Wilkinson
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A fascinating look into the history of women's pleasure
A brilliant history of female sexuality, pleasure and (lack of) power, FLICK is an engaging and at times amusing exploration of women and pleasure through ... READ MORE
Serena Rudge
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Lysistrata had the solution 2000 years ago!
To start with, I just have to compliment the author for the visual impact of the book's title. As to the book itself, I am male and so some may find my ... READ MORE
Jon Jonnson
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