He's Always Been My Son Daw **SHORTLISTED for Booksellers Association Author

**SHORTLISTED for Booksellers Association Author of the Year**

and their shifting alliances and entangled pasts bring violence to the surface

and transgender history

sails through the Caribbean

He's Always Been My Son Daw **SHORTLISTED for Booksellers Association AuthorThis inspiring and moving story, told from the heart of an extraordinary family, recounts the emotional and uplifting journey of raising a transgender son. Janna Barkin's family has come a long way since their child, Amaya, first told them he was a boy and not a girl and this captivating memoir charts the family's experiences of raising Amaya, from birth through to adulthood. With powerful chapters written by Amaya's family and friends, Janna shares