Some Body to Love

Jaw-dropping… This is an extraordinary, kind, and generous book about what it means to live in a woman’s body and the questions you ask yourself along the way. * Independent, Books of the Year *Staggering… Heminsley is unflinching in her exploration of her feelings. – Daisy Goodwin * Sunday Times *Heartbreak and happiness sit in tandem in Alexandra Heminsley’s wise and generous book. – Eithne Farry * Daily Mirror *Generous, calm and thoughtful… Some Body to Love argues cogently for greater openness and understanding towards different gender expressions…also page-turningly compelling – Holly Williams * Observer *A vital call for compassion and awareness…a hugely hopeful and deftly written book - and one that might encourage greater empathy in how we respond to all kinds of difference – Gwendolyn Smith * i *This insightful memoir covers some hefty subjects – gender identity, body image, infertility, divorce – with wisdom and grace * Good Housekeeping *Breathtakingly honest, warm and generous, Some Body To Love is a testament to how family and love can be whatever shape we want them to be – Sarra Manning * Red *A treatise on empathy and grace in extraordinary circumstances – Jojo MoyesThis memoir is going to change a lot of people’s lives, and I think it’s going to change the conversation – Damian Barr * Big Scottish Book Club *Insightful and wise, generous and kind – David Nicholls

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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