February 2018 MEGA Debut of the Month
This tender tale of tragic loss, deep love and profound desperation is contemporary fiction at its best - a monumentally memorable debut that is at once brutally heartbreaking, wholly honest, and rich in humanity.
Rob and Anna met as Cambridge undergraduates, he a working class boy with a magnificent generous-hearted taxi driver for a dad, while she was raised in a missionary household by her upright mother and serial-adulterer father. Rob and Anna’s love was instant and wondrous, and marriage came soon, followed by Jack, the loving, thoughtful son who makes everyday special. Life is sweet – alongside the daily magic that Jack brings into their lives, there are bikes rides on Hampstead Heath, idyllic family holidays – until Rob and Anna wonder whether their beautiful son might have something wrong with him.
Pulling no punches, leaving no truth unturned, no emotion unexplored, this remarkable exposition of love and the complex depths of the human heart is raw, authentic and, quite simply, sublime.
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I read this in one sitting as I could not guess how it was going to end and I needed to know what was going to happen to these characters I had grown to love. Read this with a big box of tissues! Highly recommend.
This is the story about a family, Rob, Anna and their son Jack. One day their entire life changes when they receive heartbreaking news that will push them to their limits in every way .... Read Full Review
This is a powerful and beautifully written book, which will stay with you long after you turn the last page.
How would you react to the knowledge that your only child had little chance of survival from illness? This story will touch your soul.
‘We Own The Sky’ is a remarkable story which will touch your heart. It tells us of a family torn apart after receiving some devastating news, the critical illness of a child and how Rob and Anna, as parents, are plunged into emotional turmoil. Every parent the world over will identify with Anna's despair, along with Rob's desperate need to clutch at any possible form of treatment available, whatever the price.... Read Full Review
I recommend this book wholeheartedly and hope for more from this author.
Wow, this book will make you laugh cry and question all your own actions when faced with bad news, I recommend it whole heartedly.
It sounds wrong to say I loved this book as the subject matter of a child with an inoperable brain tumour is very difficult to read. First and foremost I would say this book is about love and understanding things from different perspectives. For example the sympathy Rob and Anna receive is not always welcome and it did make me consider how to react when faced with such news.
The book is heartbreaking and I found myself in tears several times but could not stop turning the pages.... Read Full Review
