Dear You: A Letter to my Unborn Children

‘Most infertility memoirs end with a miracle baby; this one doesn’t. Instead, it’s a warm, honest and quirky account of Tessa’s own miracle; how she found a way to live a happy and passionate life without children.’

Jody Day, founder of Gateway Women

‘The medium of memoir is perhaps all the more poignant for writers who have been unable to have children: It can serve as an opportunity to bequeath the reader, rather than an heir, with stories, anecdotes and valuable insights which might otherwise remain untold. Tessa Broad has written one such memoir framed as a letter to her unborn children. Drawing from her life experiences and world-view, it charts her struggles with infertility and relationship breakdown as well as bestowing nuggets of advice on her imaginary offspring. She deftly challenges society’s assumptions around non-motherhood, and our capacity for care and love whether or not we have children.’

Paula Knight, author of The Facts of Life