Life has moved on since Bridget Jones cried into her wine glass after being dumped. Single girls today are smarter, stronger and funnier, and journalist Alison Taylor is the witty voice for this new generation who are looking for ‘the one’.

From conducting an entire relationship by text to enjoying midnight trysts with ‘open relationship guy’ and dealing with the heartbreak of ‘the one that just won’t go away’, The Still Single Papers is a hilarious, self-deprecating, street smart look at dating in the second decade of the twenty-first century.

Covering eighteen months in the life of one ever-hopeful (but never desperate) romantic, it covers what happens before a date, during a date, after a date, and when there are no dates at all. It covers the intricacies of texting, sexting, song lyrics, Internet dating, the comfort of strangers, HDT (hair down there) and lots more.

Careering through a range of boyfriends from a hairdresser to a lawyer, hanging out at music festivals, bars, airports and various capital cities, we join the self-styled ‘Lovefool’ on her quest for fun, romance and someone to care about.

The Still Single Papers will ring true with a whole generation of single, educated and ambitious women who can’t quite believe that there are so few fit, single, straight guys out there. But that doesn’t stop them from looking and hoping, and hoping and looking …