Books About Sex Excite Middle-aged Brit Women

A new survey has found that middle-aged women in Britain like to read books about sex.

In the poll involving 2000 women between 45 and 60, 35pct said that romantic fiction was the most popular genre.

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Two-thirds said that they liked raunchy scenes in novels, and more than half described sex in books as "titillating". further 10 per cent said that they actively chose books that had lots of sex scenes.

The survey commissioned by moisturiser brand Astral showed that 33 pct of the respondents liked crime and mystery novels, while other novels were 31 per cent.

Reference books were the least popular, of which cookbooks were favourites.

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"This research shows that reading for pleasure is still an incredibly popular pastime for women," the Telegraph quoted Dr. Trisha Macnair, a spokeswoman for Astral, as saying.

"It's great to see most people read at least a book a month, with some getting through two or three books a week.

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"However, I am surprised to see just how many women liked sex scenes in books, with most telling us that there was a strong titillation factor," she added.

Top 10 books women would take to a desert island, according to the survey:

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1 Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding (20 per cent)

2 Atonement - Ian McEwan (14 per cent)

3 Harry Potter (any book) - J K Rowling (13 per cent)

4 The Time Traveler's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger (9 per cent)

5 Murder on the Orient Express - Agatha Christie (8 per cent)

6 The Other Boleyn Girl - Philippa Gregory (8 per cent)

7 The Life of Pi - Yann Martel (7 per cent)

8 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks (7 per cent)

9 Notes on a Scandal - Zoe Heller (7 per cent)

10 Memories of a Geisha - Arthur Golden (6 per cent)

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