Memoir

Bonnie Thompson was nine years old when she realized her dad secretly wanted to be her mom. And that her mom, numb in her own pain, was unreachable by Bonnie and her older sister.

Bonnie experienced endless trials and losses in childhood: her dad transitioning into a woman; her parents’ divorce; a vacant mother who brought a monster into the house; the loss of her baby sister; bullying at school; heartache; and daily isolation.

She became the parent of her parents.

Stark. Unsentimental. Gritty. The story of a young girl forced to survive by using her wits. For readers of Educated, The Glass Castle, Wild, and Maid —this powerful memoir of resilience is impossible to set down.

I am grateful for the opportunity and support from a great community of people here in Alberta and beyond.