I wanted to dive into water as I want to dive into life- filled
with joy, curiosity and the knowledge that there may be dangers -
but that they're not daunting enough to make it not worth
doing.
All I needed to do was learn to swim.
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.
A joy to read . . . another triumph for Heminsley, a champion of
sport in the truest sense, and a wonderfully compassionate
voice.
*Daily Telegraph*
Genuine and persuasive
*Guardian*
This is a book that turns out to be about everything in life that
cannot be calculated. Heminsley responds to life’s uncertainty by
becoming decisive: “The grit was in the oyster now. It was the sea
versus me…” It sets a remarkable example, and by the end it could
not be more obvious: the true grit is not in the oyster but in
Heminsley herself.
*Observer*
Alex Heminsley has the rare gift of being able to take a sport -
running or swimming - that most of us find a bit daunting and fill
the reader with enthusiasm for it. She comes to sport from the
position of the ordinary person - and yet shows that it can change
your life in an extraordinary way.
*Jojo Moyes*
Masterful
*Irish Independent*
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