Headline The Wrong Knickers - A Decade of Chaos by Bryony Gordon

The Wrong Knickers - A Decade of Chaos is by Bryony Gordon. It is presented as a Sunday Times bestselling book.

Key details

• Author: Bryony Gordon
• Described as a Sunday Times bestselling title
• References Gordon’s Telegraph column as a diary-style account

Synopsis

Bryony Gordon describes how she got through adolescence by imagining an idealised life in her twenties, only to find reality very different. She writes about her twenties in London, contrasting expectations of the perfect job, home and relationship with a decade marked by daily mishaps, cramped living spaces and an often chaotic routine.

In The Wrong Knickers - A Decade of Chaos, she challenges the glamorised idea of being a perpetually single young woman in the city, sharing experiences that are framed as both uncomfortable and funny. The book includes candid moments involving a colleague at an STI clinic, debt linked to her lifestyle, and the aftermath of a one-night stand that ends with her being handed someone else’s knickers.