#BlogTour: This Child Of Ours by Sadie Pearse @SadieBooks @LittleBrownUK @littlebookcafe @millieseaward #ThisChildOfOurs

Book Synopsis:

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. 

This Child Of Ours is available now in ebook and paperback. The ebook is currently only £1.99. You can purchase a copy of both using the link below.

My Review:

This Child Of Ours is a interesting and informative book about a very current topic.

I have to admit I wasn’t sure what my view was on gender dysphoria so I found this a fascinating book. The author is careful to show both sides of the argument never persuading the reader to one particular side but letting them decide for themselves. Some of the characters reactions, especially the grandparents, are quite shocking and it brought a tear to my eye whilst reading. There is a definite divide over who believed what which made it very interesting to read about.

Riley is a very sweet character that you can’t help but fall in love with. It made my heart break to read about all the discomfort she was feeling and people’s reactions to her beliefs. The split between the patent’s beliefs helped form the main divide in opinion as they both believed separate things. It was very sad to see how much of an impact the whole thing had on her.

The pace of the novel is quite slow which gives the reader lots of time to get to fully understand the family and the issues they are facing. It is a very emotional book and there were some parts of the book that were quite hard to read about. I think this would make a great book club book as there would be lots to discuss.

This is the author’s debut novel and I’m very excited to see what she comes up with next. As the blurb mentions I felt the style was similar to Jodi Picoult so cans of hers would definitely like this too.

Huge thanks to Millie from Little Brown for my copy of this book and for inviting me onto the blog tour. If you like fascinating, emotions books that explore an interesting topic then you’ll love this!

About The Author:

Sadie Pearse lives in north London with her husband and two young children. She worked as a book editor and creative mentor before starting to write full-time. She loves travelling, reading bedtime stories, ice cream, dancing salsa, and feeding ducks. 

This Child of Ours is her first book writing as Sadie Pearse. She has also written four novels as Vanessa Greene, and five as Abby Clements, with rights sold in thirteen countries.