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7 books to inspire fresh starts

A new year might call for a new you, but it also calls for a new book to read! Here's a selection of stories about fresh starts and new beginnings, in all their different forms

13 December 2017

Running Like a GirlAlexandra Heminsley

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Running Like A Girl

Alexandra Heminsley

Everyone always promises themselves that this is the year they'll get fit, but if you read this book, you might just find you're inspired to do it once and for all. Alexandra's first attempt at running ended badly. But, after finding she runs with her head as much as her body, six years later she'd completed six marathons. This is a book for anyone who loves reading about relationships, ambition, and self-love. Because it's not just a book about running. It's for anyone who wants to break the mould, make a change, wants to seriously start training or just feel better when they run for the bus in the mornings. Liberating and life-affirming (and rib-achingly funny), it's the book to kickstart your motivation this year, and maybe even give you a desire to lace up your running shoes.

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