Carol Dyhouse is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Sussex. She has written extensively about the social history of women, gender, and education. Her recent publications include Glamour: Women, History, Feminism (Zed Books, 2011) and Girl Trouble: Panic and Progress in the History of Young Women (Zed Books, 2013). She is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, and in 2004 she was awarded an honorary D.Litt from the University of Winchester in recognition of her work on history and education.
Carol Dyhouse asks tough, scholarly questions about what-or rather who-makes female hearts beat faster. * Kathryn Hughes, Professor of Life Writing, University of East Anglia * ... the book ranges fluently across literature, film, music, and television. Heartthrobs is erudite, accessible, funny, and invaluable-a genuinely insightful, and enjoyable, work of cultural history. * Rachel Moseley, Professor of Film and Television Studies, University of Warwick * Carol Dyhouse writes about women's desire with her customary brio, delicious humour, and eclectic cultural references. * Helen Taylor, Emeritus Professor, University of Exeter * A smart and sensitive look at its topic, this book provides thoughtful commentary on the driving forces behind women's imaginations and an intriguing if selective look at classic romantic figures. * Library Journal * Packed with numerous cultural references which will spark your own memories and opinions, this this an entertaining and thought-provoking read. * There's a book for that * There's a lot to consider here, and it's a book that I can't recommend highly enough. * Desperate Reader * ... tremendously interesting and useful. Dyhouse combines impressive learning and research with a highly approachable style and a nice command of witty one-liners. * Shiny New Books * This is a well-researched, highly readable and intriguing book. * Cambridge Magazine * Very informative. * Sonntagszeitung * A rather celebratory study of heterosexual female desire that embraces its reactionary, as well as its progressive, aspects. * Lesley McDowell, The Herald * Fascinating, entertaining book. * Rachael Popow, On: Yorkshire Magazine * A very wonderful, interesting, captivating book. * Anna Maria Polidori, Al Femminile * [A] lively and enjoyable survey of a strangely neglected subject. * Choice Magazine * It is at once scholarly, humorous and utterly gripping. * Juanita Coulson, The Lady * Dyhouse is insightful, jargon-free and witty. * The Times Higher Education Supplement * A grand tour of female-created fantasies about ... men can never be a dull ride - and Dyhouse presents the reader with some titillating examples. * The Times Literary Supplement * Dyhouse has a fresh and mischievous style. * Julie Burchill, The New Statesman * A cultural history of desire that pulls off the rare trick of being both capacious and concise. * The Wall Street Journal * [A] terrific book. * The Daily Mail * An even-tempered book that raises lots of fascinating questions. * Roger Lewis, The Mail on Sunday * A cultural history of idealised men constructed by the female gaze, it takes us on a tour of pop stars, film stars and literary romantic heroes. * Caroline Criado-Perez, The Observer * ... this is a book that invites argument, and which romps along at an appropriately breathless pace. * Claire Armitstead, The Guardian * Dyhouse has crushed a lot of rich, entertaining material into this book, a tight jostle of regency rakes and daring sheikhs, boy bands and Brontes. * Victoria Segal, The Sunday Times *