Alexandra Heminsley

What happens when life doesn't go to plan? From the author of Running Like a Girl and Leap In comes a remarkably personal memoir about gender, body-image and the re-configuring of her own family

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.

Funny and honest, this is the story of how an ordinary, curvy woman ended up running five marathons.