This Child of Ours

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

Sadie Pearse grew up in London, where she still lives with her family. She wrote stories as a girl, photocopying and stapling the pages together and selling them on her doorstep for 20p each. She then worked as an editor at a major publishing house, taught English in Latin America, and learned to surf, before starting to write again.

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