--- product_id: 18878205 title: "My Real Children" brand: "jo walton" price: "254 kr" currency: DKK in_stock: true reviews_count: 16 url: https://www.desertcart.dk/products/18878205-my-real-children store_origin: DK region: Denmark --- # My Real Children **Brand:** jo walton **Price:** 254 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** My Real Children by jo walton - **How much does it cost?** 254 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.dk](https://www.desertcart.dk/products/18878205-my-real-children) ## Best For - jo walton enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted jo walton brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![My Real Children - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41rCFkv00nL.jpg) ![My Real Children - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31j47qB6oKL.jpg) ![My Real Children - Image 3](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31TgxksK8dL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ Had promise, but was a bit boring. *by J***H on Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2015* "My Real Children" has a wonderfully interesting premise. The idea of someone realizing that they could remember having lived two completely different lives over the same period of time held real promise. In execution, the book just dragged on and on for me, reading as a sort of list of Patricia's deeds in her lives. It was interesting at first to read about the different lives Patricia lived, but it turned out to be just reading about two sort of boring, depressing family histories, and it easily grew stale by the half-way point. All the possibility and promise of the central idea of the book is entirely absent except at the beginning and the very end (literally just the first and last chapters). The two lives are told as discrete stories, with no indication that Patricia was ever aware of her other life, and even at the end of the book it is not clear when she began to have this realization. I honestly felt like I was stuck reading some boring Lifetime channel movie script at some points. I like a lot of the book and really, really wanted to love it but just couldn't. I got to where I didn't care what happened to the kids, mothers etc and just wanted to get into exploring the fascinating reality shift, but sadly, that is barely explored at all. I do like the novel's well developed characters, and the writing itself is quite good, but this one was a snoozer for me, personally. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Is this really alternate history -- or simply a complicated novel about the life of an old woman? *by M***K on Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2016* Jo Walton’s My Real Children may be a science fiction novel about alternate universes — or simply a complicated fantasy in the addled mind of an old woman afflicted with advanced memory loss. Since Walton has written other science fiction novels, it’s probably safe to say that she intended this as sf. But it doesn’t read that way.The book opens in the present time inside the mind of an Englishwoman who was named Patricia, Patty, Patsy, Trish, or Tricia, depending on which of the two lives she was experiencing at the time and on the circumstances in which she found herself. Born in 1926, she believes she is now nearly 90 years of age. In her mind, history diverged onto two timelines when she was 23 and the man she had been dating proposed marriage.In one life — that is, in one life along the time-space continuum — she married the man and quickly came to regret it. Suffering under a disdainful and tyrannical husband, she gave birth to four children and now has numerous grandchildren. In the other life, she chose not to accept the man’s proposal. Free from a constricting marriage, she became a successful travel writer and eventually settled into a long-term partnership with another woman. Together with a male friend, they contrived to have three children. As Patricia, Patty, etc., lies near death, she has numerous grandchildren but has outlived one son and one grandson.If this sounds like a conventional novel, or, better yet, two conventional novels, you wouldn’t be mistaken. What centers it in the realm of science fiction is that in each of the two timelines the world does not develop along the lines in our history. In one, the world is plagued by a number of nuclear exchanges that have killed millions and doomed millions of others to death by cancer from radiation. In the other, first the Russians, then the Europeans, and finally the Americans expand into space, establishing colonies on the moon and Ganymede. Plans for the terraforming of Mars are underway.Walton’s speculation about two possible lines of historical development is interesting if highly improbable in some ways. For example, she suggests that JFK nuked Kiev in exchange for a Russian nuclear attack on Miami, then declined to run for reelection — and was succeeded in office by his brother, Robert. It’s hard to imagine that if one brother was disgraced in office that the other could be elected to it. Also, Ganymede, a moon of Jupiter, lies 390 million miles from Earth. Surely, given any likely technological development in spaceflight, it would take many years to travel that far. Establishing a colony there would be merely a fantasy for a very long time to come.)About the authorJo Walton writes fantasy, science fiction, and poetry. She has won several major awards in both sf and fantasy. Born in Wales, she has lived in Canada for many years. I loved her Small Change trilogy about areal n alternate history of Britain beginning with its defeat in World War II. My Real Children is not in the same class. ### ⭐⭐⭐ The premise is interesting and I liked the way it seemed real and thoughtful *by E***S on Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2015* I'm giving this book three stars but it was hard to decide. I was really enjoying this book at first, it started out a four star book. The premise is interesting and I liked the way it seemed real and thoughtful, not fanciful or magical. The idea that one decision would so drastically change a person's life is easily relatable, fascinating, terrifying......I got a little uncomfortable when the book started feeling like a platform for gay rights. The author really turned a lovely story into a parade at one point. It's really interesting how gay rights have evolved and how different they were in the 50's and 60's and even drastically different in England, but it got a little preachy and unrealistic and truly took away from the story which started out really moving. I did try to look past this development and was able to enjoy the book (at this point it was a three star book for me though), then a twist that was truly brilliant and interesting went too far for me. The life that seemed like the happier and better choice truly became the tragic one. Like I said, it was a good plot twist until I just felt like this poor woman lived two really and truly horrible lives. I skimmed the last 30 pages just to get to the ending. The ending? I suppose it tied it up but I expected more. If I hadn't enjoyed the beginnning so much, I probably would have given the book two stars. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.dk/products/18878205-my-real-children](https://www.desertcart.dk/products/18878205-my-real-children) --- *Product available on Desertcart Denmark* *Store origin: DK* *Last updated: 2026-04-24*