Are you single at heart? The leading researcher on singleness shows you how to embrace and celebrate the single life.

A TIMES BEST SELF-HELP BOOK OF 2024 'I nodded along in recognition, grateful to read about other people like me. This is an important book' The Times 'Bella DePaulo isn't just a powerhouse, she's a lighthouse . . . We need more luminaries like her' Catherine Gray, author of The Unexpected Joy of Being Single All too often, society issues dire warnings about the risks of single living. But is finding a romantic partner really a requirement for a full life? World-leading expert on singleness Dr Bella DePaulo argues that a healthy, happy life is possible not in spite of being single - but because of it. DePaulo draws on her research expertise, as well as her own experience as a single woman, to demonstrate how choosing to be single can provide confidence, strength and deep fulfilment. With advice on topics including solitude, freedom, intimacy, children and societal pressure, Single at Heart addresses misconceptions about single life and gives you the tools and self-knowledge to stand up for what is right for you.

"I nodded along in recognition, grateful to read about other people like me. This is an important book, showing the stigma attached to the unattached" - The Times

"An academic whose life's work is changing the way we think about singleness, starting with the idea that it's sad" - The Times

"This positive presentation of another way of being is real food for thought, whatever your relationship status" - Psychologies

"A meticulously researched and thought-provoking book about the positive life experiences of people who are "single at heart"" - Irish Times

"DePaulo has spent her professional life researching the single experience, and her personal life living it" - iNews

"America's foremost thinker and writer on the single experience" - Atlantic

"Celebrates the joy and freedom of those enjoying a single life" - Scotsman

"Dr Bella DePaulo, a leading expert on single life and author of Single at Heart, has spent years challenging societal assumptions about singledom" - Therapy Today

"a leading expert on single life" - BBC Radio 5

"An evangelist for solo living" - Huffington Post