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Book SynopsisWhy 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
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
Trade Review
Excellent read, perfect for book clubs... An important and moving story. -- Clare Mackintosh
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 -- Keith Stuart
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. -- Cathy Bramley
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. -- Amanda Brooke
A thoughtful and sensitive account of parenting a transgender child and the emotional and practical challenges it raises. -- Cath Staincliffe
Absolutely brilliant -- Rachel Burton
There is nothing more I can say than I absolutely loved this book. What a sensitive issue, dealt with beautifully. -- 5* Netgalley review
Thought-provoking, nerve-wracking and poignantly relevant -- 5* Netgalley review
A fantastic read with a sensitive subject at its heart -- 5* Netgalley review
Really really enjoyed this book about a subject I'd not really thought of before. -- 5* Netgalley review
