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The Child We Lost is going on tour with Rachel's Random Resources, if you wish to participate please contact me on rachel@rachelsrandomresources.com with your name, blog name, preferred post type and availability. 

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The Child We Lost by Sheila Norton


Genre: Women’s Fiction

Tour Dates: 23rd - 27th February 2026

Publication Date: 25th February 2026

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Standalone Novel

Formats available: Netgalley Widget

Types of post available: Review Only

What would you do if your lost child came back? ❤️ An emotional family drama, perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Kate Hewitt and Susan Lewis. ❤️


She pouts, looking upset, and I want nothing more than to kiss her better and say 'All right then, yes. Perhaps he can come back, perhaps he will, perhaps he has!' But I can’t. I know I can’t lie to her about this...


The day we lost Josh, a part of me broke. He was only three-and-a-half years old. His twin, Ruby, suddenly an only child.

We thought we were doing as well as expected. But when Ruby comes to me and says she saw Josh – alive – I assume she’s struggling more than we realised. It’s her way of holding on. Of refusing to let go.


But then I see him too.


A boy with Josh’s same pale blue eyes, the silvery-white hair that falls across his forehead in exactly the same way. It’s more than a similarity. This boy could be Josh’s twin.


How can that be possible?


I know I have to listen to my rational brain, that this must be my grief messing with my mind. But I can’t let go of the feeling that something is going on. Who is this boy? And does someone know more than they’re letting on?


A gripping, emotional page-turner about loss, love and the unbreakable bond between a mother and her child.

About Sheila Norton


Sheila Norton lives in Chelmsford, Essex and part-time in Torquay, Devon. She is the author of over 20 novels, covering several different sub-genres of contemporary fiction, including family dramas for Boldwood Books. In 2022 she was the winner of the Romantic Novelists Association’s Christmas/Winter book award with her novel Winter at Cliff's End Cottage.


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Blog Tour Schedule


Confirmed blogs will appear here. 


23rd February

  1. TBHonest

  2. Stacey-Ann Says

  3. Mybookish_corner_


24th February

  1. Pickled Thoughts and Pinot

  2. @catherine_books_and_cocktails


25th February

  1. Cozy Home Delight - Book Reviews

  2. b for bookreview



26th February

  1. @Leona.OMahony

  2. Tealeavesandbookleaves



27th February

  1. Staceywh_17

  2. Booksreadbyprairiegirl



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