Where Women are Kings: from the author of The Language of Kindness

Christie Watson

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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 Elijah starts to settle in, a shocking event rocks their fragile peace and the result is devastating.

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Praise for Where Women are Kings: from the author of The Language of Kindness

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

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Christie Watson

Christie Watson

Christie Watson is Professor of Creative Writing at UEA and a writer of both fiction and non-fiction. She has written eight books, including Tiny Sunbirds Far Away, which won the Costa First Novel award, and a nursing memoir, The Language of Kindness, which was a number one Sunday Times bestseller. Christie is a contributor to The Times, Sunday Times, Guardian, Telegraph, Observer and TedX. Her work has been translated into twenty-three languages and adapted for theatre. She lives in London.

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