Amanda

In 2009 the author, A.K. Anders, purchased a large property in Pimlico, South-west London, with the intention of converting the 4 storey Victorian property into flats. The building had previously been used as business premises, with an architects practice on the upper floors and a psycho-therapist in the basement. While clearing rubbish from the basement, Anders discovered an old box of audio tapes in a locked filing cabinet. Later he discovered the tapes were recordings of sexual therapy consultations. Many of these revealed intriguing case scenarios. Some patients even seemed to be well known personalities of the 70's and 80's. Anders made enquiries and found that the eminent therapist/doctor of his time had retired and since died. Publishing the transcripts was a difficult decision, Anders says, but one he felt might help others plagued by sexual problems or those with an interest in human sexual behaviour. The result is fascinating, and compulsive reading. 'Amanda' is one patient of the 16 from the book 'The Pimlico Tapes.'

Amanda is a prominent UK newsreader and political journalist. She is cautious, fastidious and gentle in her nature. As an apprentice at the broadcasting company, she was taken under the wing of her producer boss. A middle-aged married man, he soon began an affair with Amanda, telling her his wife was terminally ill. She felt sympathy for him. Quite rapidly her boss had her taking part in strange sexual games like her pretending to be a rag doll whom he found lying on a bed and used for sex. After years of such practices his wife died. But instead of marrying Amanda, he abandons her for a new student journalist. Amanda is now captive to this man but has developed an appetite for the sexual practices she has become used to. However, she feels unable to have a relationship with anyone else due to the privacy her high-profile job demands. We hear her recount her fantasies to her therapist along with details of a recent fling she has had with a pedalo hire man while on holiday. The therapist is required to help her learn to find sex in a more loving relationship. This is a serious psychological story, but readers should be warned that they are likely to become aroused by it.