I am thrilled to be taking part in the Random Things blog
tour for A Normal Family today. I received a copy of this book as part of the
tour.
A Normal Family is an extraordinary book that details Chrysta
Bilton’s life growing up in Los Angeles with her family, which usually
consisted of her Mum Debra, sister Kaitlyn and Dad Jeffrey who her Mum met in a
hair dressers and persuaded him to donate sperm.
For the early part of her childhood, Jeffrey was in and out
of Chrysta’s life and sometimes her Mum would live with other girlfriends. There
situation changed frequently, from huge mansions with swimming pools to a one
bedroom annex on the wrong side of town when things got hard.
What changed was when Chrsyta discovered that her Dad had
secretly donated sperm over 500 times and have fathered at least 35 more
children. This meant that Chrsyta suddenly found out, in her twenties, that she
had over 35 siblings.
A Normal Family is gripping and addictive to read. There are
some very funny moments and some quite shocking experiences too.
This is an amazing book and Chrsyta Bilton is such a talented
writer. I was completely gripped by her story and the description of her mother’s
life style as she moved them from grand house to tiny flat. I sat down on an
evening to read a couple of chapters and read late into the night, as I didn’t
want to put this down.
5 stars
