Thelma Ainsworth Author

Thelma Ainsworth is a lawyer, writer, and fierce advocate for resilience in the face of adversity. A Cambridge University law graduate, she has navigated the demanding worlds of legal private practice, government service, and international law as a former City lawyer and New York attorney. Beyond the courtroom, she spent a decade as an officer in the armed forces, serving both in the UK and abroad – an experience that shaped her unflinching perspective on strength, survival, and reinvention.

Her debut memoir, I Am a Wolf Tonight, is the first in her upcoming Surviving Badly series, an unfiltered exploration of love, loss, and the raw realities of grief. She lives in London with her two children, where she continues to write, work, and navigate life’s complexities with grit and heart.