Where Women are Kings by Christie Watson - ISBN: 9781849163811
Paperback
Love, loss, and race collide, testing the limits of family.

Where Women are Kings

from the author of The Language of Kindness

$35.50

  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    27 January 2015

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Summary

Elijah, seven years old, is covered in scars and has a history of disruptive behaviour. His adoptive mother Nikki believes that she and her husband Obi are strong enough to accept his difficulties - and that being white will not affect her ability to raise a black son.

Elijah’s birth mother Deborah loves her son like the world has never known. Elijah thinks it’s his fault they can’t be together.

Each of them faces more challenges than they could have dreamed, but just as Elija…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781849163811
ISBN-10:1849163812
Author:Christie Watson
Publisher:Quercus Publishing
Imprint:Quercus Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:27 January 2015
Weight:280g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 26mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

‘Uplifting, heartwarming’ Pride Magazine.

Kept us gripped throughout . . stayed with us long after we’d finished the final page - Stylist

About The Author

Christie Watson

Christie Watson trained as a paediatric nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and worked as a nurse, educator and senior sister for over ten years before joining UEA for her MA in Creative Writing, where she won the Malcolm Bradbury Bursary. Christie lives in South London with her Nigerian Muslim partner and their large dual heritage, multi-faith family. Christie is a winner of Red’s Hot Women Awards 2012.

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