Anyone who's dabbled with internet dating has a story to tell but few tell them as well as Julie McDowall. Her online dating blog was an instant sensation when she charted her bizarre and hilarious experiences in search of the perfect man. Or at least a man who wasn't a total freak. Or, failing that, a freak who was freaky in the right ways... Now for the first time Casting The Net - Volume 1 presents the unexpurgated true story of her ongoing quest, including all the material deemed unfit for a family news site. Join the eloquent, witty and intrepid McDowall as she tackles The Janny, The Accountant, The Comedian, Foxy Doctor, the inimitable Shug — and her ultimate nemesis, The Clown. "Sex. Pain. Humour. Ups. Downs. All varieties of the human condition are here, laid bare in an alarmingly candid style." Calum Macdonald, HeraldScotland