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Lucy Fry's story opens with the heady and impassioned affair she
embarked on during her wife's pregnancy. It is a relationship that
appears to be unstoppable, perhaps even addictive, despite guilt
and self-questioning. With intense and unflinching honesty, she
takes her readers on a compelling journey from childhood trauma to
addiction then sobriety, infidelity to polyamory and, perhaps most
intensely of all, from her fear around being a parent to her
exquisite joy at having a son. L and B's love for their new baby,
`The Boy', changes the dynamic once again. They fumble through
early parenthood, in a way that many will recognise, while at the
same time trying to fathom and fashion a unique journey of their
own
At the age of thirty-one, Lucy Fry was pretty certain she knew her
limits. And here's how she felt about the component parts of
triathlon: swimming - fairly terrifying, especially in open water.
Cycling - brilliant when done on a stationary bike, indoors.
Running - sometimes fantastic, sometimes hideous. But as increasing
numbers of her female friends continued to sign up to tri, Lucy
couldn't help wondering: what was it about this exhausting pursuit
that women seemed to find so magical, so transformative? The time
had come to find out. Over one year, five triathlons and hundreds
of training hours, Lucy uncovers the ins and outs of women's
triathlon: how to wear a sports bra under a wetsuit, the
competition and camaraderie, whether getting over 'jelly legs'
makes you a more resilient human being - and finds that maybe she
doesn't know her limits after all... Funny, warm and engaging, Run,
Ride, Sink or Swim is for both the tri-curious and the dedicated
tri-hard, and for any woman looking for inspiration to make the
transition from sofa to start line.
Three sports in one event? Triathletes must be crazy, right? At the
age of thirty-one, Lucy Fry was pretty certain she knew her limits:
triathlon was not for her. But as increasing numbers of her female
friends signed up to tri, Lucy couldn't help wondering: what was it
about this sport that women found so transformative? The time had
come to find out. Over one year, five triathlons and hundreds of
training hours, Lucy discovers the competition and camaraderie, how
to wear a sports bra under a wetsuit, whether getting over 'jelly
legs' makes you a more resilient human being - and that maybe she
doesn't know her limits after all... Funny, warm and engaging, Run,
Ride, Sink or Swim is for the tri-curious and the tri-hard, and for
any woman looking to make the transition from sofa to start line.
What, in your relationships, have you chosen? What would you
choose, if you felt able? In Love and Choice, therapist and
journalist Lucy Fry explains why relationships should start with
these simple questions. Most of us are brought up with a blueprint
for our most important and intimate relationships. It comes from
family, the media, or even the government's tax policies, and the
message is simple: The (gold) standard for a romantic relationship
is one that is heterosexual, between two people, and monogamous.
Lucy invites us to examine this blueprint consciously, accept that
it may not be for everyone, and consider something outside the
ordinary. By offering us a window into a life built on choice, and
a radical approach, Lucy helps us explore what we really want, and
what our relationship needs. With care, wit and candour, Fry blends
insightful psychological and philosophical ideas with case studies
drawn from interviews with experts, real people, and experiences in
her own life. Love and Choice gives readers everything they need to
choose what, who, and how to love.
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