This Child of Ours, Sadie Pearse
This Child of Ours, Sadie Pearse
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This Child of Ours
'Broke my heart and gently pieced it back together' CATHY BRAMLEY

Author: Sadie Pearse

Narrator: Billie Fulford-Brown

Unabridged: 12 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/23/2018


Synopsis

Why people love This Child of Ours...

'Excellent... An important and moving story'
CLARE MACKINTOSH

'This book broke my heart and gently pieced it back together'
CATHY BRAMLEY

'Thought-provoking, moving and incredibly insightful'
AMANDA BROOKE

'Will have you in cheers as well as tears'
THE SUN

If you've been watching and enjoying Butterfly on ITV then this book is perfect for you.
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You know what's best for your child.
Don't you?

Riley Pieterson is an adventurous girl with lots of questions. There's plenty she doesn't know yet; what a human brain looks like. All the constellations in the night sky. Why others can't see her the way she sees herself.

When Riley confides in her parents - Sally and Theo - that she feels uncomfortable in her own skin, a chain of events begins that changes their lives forever. Sally wants to support her daughter by helping her be who she dreams of being. Theo resists; he thinks Riley is a seven-year-old child pushing boundaries. Both believe theirs is the only way to protect Riley and keep her safe.

With the wellbeing of their child at stake, Sally and Theo's relationship is pushed to breaking point. To save their family, each of them must look deeply at who they really are.

A story of a marriage in crisis and a child caught in the middle, this is a beautiful novel of parents and their children, and how far we're prepared to go in the name of love.
Perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Laurie Frankel, Kate Hewitt and Jill Childs.

WHAT AUTHORS AND READERS ARE SAYING:

'I absolutely loved this book'
5* NETGALLEY

'A truly sensitive and involving novel about gender, identity and family'
KEITH STUART

'A fantastic read with a sensitive subject at its heart'
5* NETGALLEY

'Absolutely beautiful'
RACHEL BURTON

'Thought-provoking, nerve-wracking and poignantly relevant'
5* NETGALLEY

About Sadie Pearse

Sadie Pearse grew up in London, where she still lives with her family. She worked as an editor and writing mentor, and taught English in Latin America, before starting to write again.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kaisha on January 08, 2019

All reviews can be found on my blog at [URL not allowed] 'This Child of Ours' is an incredibly eye-opening and poignant novel which delves deeply into the topic of being comfortable in your own skin. Whilst the media reports on males and females being uncomfortable in the skin th......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on August 21, 2018

In terms of thought provoking fiction, it doesn’t get more thought provoking than the content covered in This Child of Ours. If I’m completely honest, gender dysphoria (the condition of feeling one’s emotional and psychological identity as male or female to be opposite to one’s biological sex) withi......more

Goodreads review by Karen on January 03, 2019

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with a topical and thought-provoking read. Riley is seven and a strong character. At the start of the book a long time is spent showing us how cosy and (dare I say it) comfortably middle-class her parents are. They were even a little irritating. However, when s......more

Goodreads review by Megan on November 16, 2018

Riley Pieterson is an adventurous girl with lots of questions. When Riley confides in her parents – Sally and Theo – that she feels uncomfortable in her own skin, a chain of events begins that changes their lives forever. Sally wanted to support her child by helping her be who she dreams of being. T......more


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Excellent read, perfect for book clubs... An important and moving story.

Sadie Pearse has written a truly sensitive and involving novel about gender, identity and family that has important things to say, but does so with warmth and great storytelling. It feels like a book that all modern parents should read

Both thought provoking and emotional, it will have you in cheers as well as tears The Sun

This book broke my heart and gently pieced it back together. It is original, sensitive and intensely moving and I was constantly questioning myself: what would I do. An incredibly accomplished novel.

Heart-wrenching Fabulous Magazine

An important story that will prompt discussion Good Housekeeping

The kind of book that everyone will have an opinion on. Thought-provoking, moving and incredibly insightful.

A thoughtful and sensitive account of parenting a transgender child and the emotional and practical challenges it raises.

Absolutely brilliant

There is nothing more I can say than I absolutely loved this book. What a sensitive issue, dealt with beautifully.