One woman’s story of swimming the Channel in search of the meaning of motherhood
Jessica is an award-winning author, arts producer and adventure
activist, and one of the UK’s leading voices on fertility, family
and endurance sport. In 2018 she was nominated as an Amnesty
International ‘Woman of Suffragette Spirit’ and won the Fertility
Foundation’s inaugural ‘Fertility Hero’ Award.
She is the author of two books – The Pursuit of Motherhood and 21
Miles – and also writes and speaks widely in the press and media
and at public events on the subject of fertility.
She was the Executive Director of one of London’s leading theatres – the Lyric Hammersmith – before going on to establish Fertility Fest - the world’s arts festival dedicated to fertility.
www.jessicahepburn.comwww.fertilityfest.com
Twitter: @jessicapursuit Instagram jessica_hepburn_
'Jessica inspired me to confront my “sad thing”, to take on a
challenge outside my comfort zone’ Outdoor Swimmer
‘An amazing, page-turning, jaw-droppingly honest read’ Mumsnet
Summer Reads
‘It was this year’s most keenly awaited fertility book, and Jessica
Hepburn's 21 Miles doesn't disappoint . . . Go and buy this highly
recommended book right away!’ Fertility Road ‘Jessica wins over the
reader with her sparkling style, yet her self-deprecating humour
also belies an undertow of tremendous sadness . . . I laughed, and
I cried, in equal measure’ Welldoing ‘I am sure that this book will
help so many people’ Positive Fertility 'Just delicious . . . It
has made me feel better in a world where infertility can make you
feel pretty rubbish' Lisa Faulkner, actor and MasterChef-winning
cook
‘21 Miles not only held my attention . . . It fed my heart and
nurtured my soul’ Pamela Tsigdinos, author of Silent Sorority
‘Jessica is a natural storyteller and her book will have you in
both laughter and tears, maybe at the same time’ Lesley Pyne,
author of Finding Joy Beyond Childlessness
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