A Novel About Two Sisters Who Don't Know Each Other

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I just think it's such a redemptive book honestly I really like culturally redemptive as well as individually redemptive and I'm so glad that you had the courage to write it. Can you tell me a bit about your your novel that's coming up next year this year sorry we have moved into 2022 nowYeah um I was supposed to write the novel before somebody to love and I went on a research trip I went to Norway because most of the novel set in North Norway and actually what happened was I had such an amazing time on that trip and felt it was the first moment of clarity that I had mentally.

Welcome to the Wintering Sessions with Katherine May.

This week Katherine chats to journalist and writer Alexandra Heminsley, author of Some Body to Love. After infertility treatment, a challenging pregnancy and a sexual assault, Alex found her relationship drifting apart for reasons she couldn’t fully understand. But when her partner finally disclosed that they wanted to transition to being a woman, Alex had to come to terms with something she never expected: being part of a LBTQIA+ family. In this conversation, she explores her compassionate response to her former partner’s needs, how it has changed her viewpoint on life, and how life can be remade in the face of the unexpected.

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