«A story that is not only heartbreaking but also, essentially, true ... [The Home Child] is a profound act of witness to a long injustice, and a beautifully crafted conjuring of a life lived as truly as possible»

Guardian, Book of the Day

«Berry's novel in verse is based on an aunt she never met... It's vivid, compassionate and, a century after her forced migration, makes little Eliza Showell's voice heard at last»

Financial Times, *Summer Reads of 2023*

«Liz Berry has given the world another ground-breaking collection of poems. These verses are sensitive and tender, yet the language is real and unflinching»

Benjamin Zephaniah

«An extraordinary work of imagination . . . Poetic virtuosity is combined with novelistic story-telling as we follow the unfolding fate of Eliza Showell . . . An exquisite book»

Hannah Lowe

«One of the outstanding books of this year... Although this is a historical tale its resonance is timeless»

Sunday Times