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She Wanted More

Reimagine your future and live by your rules
Brief Description
The new book for women who want to live differently - featuring interviews with fascinating, inspirational women from all walks of life. When Poorna Bell found herself at the height of grief in her mid-thirties, she spent each day just trying to survive. As her new... Read More
Format: Hardback
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A call-to-arms for women everywhere, to demand more and reclaim themselves, from acclaimed writer Poorna Bell.

A call-to-arms for women everywhere, to demand more and reclaim themselves, from acclaimed writer Poorna Bell.

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The new book for women who want to live differently - featuring interviews with fascinating, inspirational women from all walks of life.

When Poorna Bell found herself at the height of grief in her mid-thirties, she spent each day just trying to survive. As her new self began to emerge back into the world, she realised she had spent a lifetime playing by the rules that had been set for women.

But who set these rules? And why? In her powerful, inspirational new book, Poorna Bell asks you to reimagine your future. To know that you can write your own story - to find the confidence to live exactly as you want to, and reclaim your joy. To discover that if you want more, you can get it.

Join Poorna as she paves the way for a new future, including interviews with Marian Keyes, Asma Khan, Hollie McNish, Mariella Frostrup, Heidi Clements, Luisa Dunn, Cindy Gallop, Seema Anand, Catherine Gray, Sam Baker, Jennifer Cox and more.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781785122835

Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 February 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Leap

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 146.0mm

Height: 225.0mm

Weight: 410g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Poorna Bell is an award-winning journalist of 23 years, author and a digital editorial expert, having previously worked as UK Executive Editor and Global Lifestyle Head for HuffPost. She's also published three non-fiction books and two novels, and won Stylist's Rising Star award for 2019, Red magazine's Big Book Award for 2019 and a Sunday Times Sports Book Award in 2022. She specialises in women's issues, diversity, fitness, pro-ageing and mental health, and freelances for The Times, Sunday Times Style, Grazia, The Guardian, Red magazine, and Stylist among others. She is also a columnist for The i Paper. Poorna is an experienced public speaker, from doing keynotes to moderating events for FTSE 100 companies, hosting and running seminars for corporations. She has spoken on Channel 5, ITV, and BBC News, and is a regular fixture on BBC radio. She is an ambassador for the suicide prevention charity CALM, and for children's literacy charity Bookmark.

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