Under a Pink Sky, Esther Ghey
Under a Pink Sky, Esther Ghey
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Under a Pink Sky

Author: Esther Ghey

Narrator: Esther Ghey, Victoria Gee

Unabridged: 8 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 02/27/2025


Synopsis

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A MOTHER’S TRUE STORY OF LOVE, LOSS, THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS & THE FIGHT TO PROTECT OUR CHILDREN’S FUTURES IN THE DIGITAL AGE.

On 11 February 2023, 16-year-old Brianna Ghey left home to meet her friend in a park local to her home in Warrington, Cheshire. Her mother, Esther, was relieved to see her go – a positive step after a difficult and increasingly isolated few years. What Esther didn’t know that day was that Brianna was being lured to the park where she would be tragically murdered.

There was at once an international outpouring of anguish and outrage for a young life brutally snatched away and a mother’s worst nightmare come true. Amidst global displays of support, the usually shy and private Esther began to reflect on how she could channel her own personal grief into campaigning to help others and to create a lasting legacy for her child.

This is the story of Brianna’s death, but it is also the story of her life and of a mother who had to find a way to survive without her. It is a story of transforming unimaginable tragedy into change, of the power of empathy, and a call for understanding and unity in the face of the threats our young people face in an increasingly unchecked digital world.

This is Esther’s fight for a safer, more hopeful future.

© Esther Ghey 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sarah ♡ (let’s interact!) on July 08, 2025

Under The Pink Sky was one of the most moving and emotional books I could have chosen to read this Pride Month, but it is very important. Trans rights are human rights ✨🫶🏳️‍⚧️💖 Sixteen year old Brianna Ghey had her whole life in front of her, she was living her truth and shining as her authentic self.......more

Goodreads review by Lucy-May on August 17, 2025

The one thing that really stands out in this book, other than how badly the world failed Brianna, is the empathy of Esther Ghey. I don’t think there’s another person on this planet who has as much empathy for others as this woman. She’s an absolute inspiration & so incredibly strong. I’m genuinely i......more

Goodreads review by Ellyse on August 03, 2025

This book should be mandatory reading for anyone in contact with children.......more

Goodreads review by Gill on May 30, 2025

A heartbreaking story told beautifully and openly by the author. A story that should never have had to be told. The dangers of social media and technology are highlighted in a frightening, but necessary and truthful way.......more

Goodreads review by Stephen Devonport on June 06, 2025

a very emotional moving book by an extremely brave and loving mum. Well worth reading but a sad read......more


Quotes

One of the most unflinching, inspirational autobiographies I’ve read, a remarkable cry of hope from the depths of despair. Powerful as a polemic, astounds as an exploration of forgiveness and hope Guardian

Remarkable Daily Mail

Unflinchingly honest...a very powerful and very moving book Woman's Hour

Remarkable…really honest

Under a Pink Sky could justifiably have been a furious tirade of a book, but instead it is articulate, thoughtful, full of self-reflection and forgiveness – and, yes, it is brave The New Statesman

'Under a Pink Sky is an unflinching and beautifully brave autobiography. An urgent clarion call for uniting to protect our young people from an increasingly unchecked digital world.' Smartphone Free Childhood