Her Name Is Alice

‘An inspirational mother, story and book’ Ella Morgan

‘A mother-daughter love story about fighting a world stacked against you. Brilliant and super relevant.’ India Willoughby

‘A tragic, defiant story beautifully and deftly told. A timely reminder that the victims of the relentless culture wars are real people with real lives who love each other with unimaginable intensity. Life’s complicated, and we do it a disservice to reduce it to cheap soundbites. Caroline’s elegy illustrates this perfectly.’ Paul Sinha

‘An urgent, powerful call for people to be trusted, supported and cared for – in their gender identities, and as themselves. With searing honesty, Litman reveals the damage done to people and their loved ones when uninformed hostility subsumes understanding, and kindness.’ Elinor Cleghorn

‘It feels inadequate to say how brave she is, in the living of the experience and then the honest, raw recounting of it. Her voice is as clear as a bell and she shares a powerful insight into a system so ineffective and broken it feels pointless. Breathtakingly awful and compelling with glimmers of hope in the conclusion.’ Lucy Brazier

‘Heart-breaking – also incredibly important. By telling frankly the story of her daughter’s life, Caroline shines an unyielding, necessary light on the devastating impact of transphobia, and the urgent need for broader understanding of the emotional reality of trans lives.’ John McCullough

‘An intimate reflection on a mother-daughter relationship that is frank and heartbreaking. Caroline bravely shares how her own prejudice towards transgender people impacted how she treated Alice when she came out, showing us that it is possible for people to change their views. While the NHS trans healthcare system is moving in the wrong direction to prevent further tragedies like Alice’s death, we can still hope that this book helps other parents to love their trans kids as fiercely as Caroline loves Alice.’ Vic Parsons

Caroline Litman is a writer, activist and former psychiatrist based in Surrey. Caroline and her family were awarded an Attitude Pride Award in 2024 for their campaigning work.