Alexandra Heminsley

Some Body to Love
- Alexandra Heminsley
'A treatise on empathy and grace in extraordinary circumstances' Jojo Moyes

What does it mean to be a woman? To live in a woman's body?

Alexandra Heminsley thought she knew, but then her world turned inside out. Having just resurfaced from fertility issues, childbirth and early parenthood, she was told her then-husband was going to transition.

Some Body to Love is Alex's profoundly open-hearted memoir about losing a partner but gaining a best friend, and together bringing up a baby in a changing world. By baring her own unique scars, Heminsley makes a vital manifesto on the unifying resilience that can be found in modern motherhood.

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Praise for Some Body to Love:
'Insightful and wise, generous and kind' David Nicholls
'A brave, thoughtful and timely book' Naomi Alderman
'A testament to how family and love can be whatever shape we want them to be' Red
'It took my breath away' Bryony Gordon
'A book with a wild, deep, joyous, tender love of people at its heart' Emma Jane Unsworth

Leap In

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Running Like a Girl

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Features

Books to help you be healthier after lockdown

Reading to inspire small improvements in your diet, mental health and more this summer.

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Features

Alexandra Heminsley interview: 'I wanted to give LGBT+ families a high five in the sky'

On the publication of her third memoir, the author talks about her womanhood, gaining confidence from her readers and her partner's transition.

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6 books to help you beat the winter blues

Cold weather and short, dark days can often leave us feeling low in energy, unmotivated and longing for spring – especially for those who suffer with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Luckily there are a few things we can weave into each day to help us beat the winter blues. Here are six books to guide you in the right direction.

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Podcasts

Let's get physical in 2017

Our first Live.Life.Better episode is all about health and fitness. Alexandra Heminsley, James Exton and Dalton Wong all talk about motivating both their bodies and their minds.

Alexandra Heminsley is an author, ghostwriter, journalist, broadcaster and speaker. Her bestselling non-fiction work includes Running Like a Girl and Leap In, and her first novel, Under the Same Stars is to be published in 2022. She lives in Hove with her son, and proudly co-parents her LGBT+ family.

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Alexandra Heminsley

Some Body to Love