I eagerly awaited the arrival of this book as I had loved a previous book by Laura and this book was such a poignant tearjerker of a read that I couldn’t put it down!
Jess is a single mum to baby Edie when she is given the awful devastating news that she has inoperable breast cancer, what follows is an emotional, powerful,beautifully narrated read in the form of prose and letters. This book illustrates the power of love and friendships and looking for positivity even on the darkest of days when life has treated you unfairly. Heartbreaking st times particularly the good byes at the end but also uplifting.This book will stay with me for a long time and was even more poignant as last week my cousin a single parent also lost her battle with breast cancer.
Thank you net galley for this read

Approved for this earlier today and finished it minutes ago. Lying here in the dark sobbing. A story of such bravery both on the part of the author and protagonist. The story of all those things cancer can’t take away.

Cancer sucks at any age . This book details letters a young single dying mother leaves for her infant daughter. This book also shows how friends and families are so supportive and caring during sickness. Life is often unfair but continues for the living .

After being blown away by Pearson's first two novels, I was very much looking forward to reading her third novel. The story of a young mother diagnosed with breast cancer, this novel is all the more poignant when, in a note at the start of the book, you read about Laura's own diagnosis. 

Written in both prose and letters, we join Jess as she is given a diagnosis of breast cancer and embarks on treatment. As a single mother, her primary concern is for her baby daughter, Edie. Worried that she may not be there to answer Edie's questions as she grows, she begins to write letters to her, telling her about love and life, and making sure Edie has something to know her mother by in case she doesn't remember Jess.

Pearson has always had a wonderful flair for telling the stories that are the most painful to read and imagine. Despite the upsetting subject, I Wanted You To Know was a pleasure to read with many uplifting moments. I felt I knew Jess and her family and friends personally as the characters were so well developed. This novel will make you think about your own mortality, and the things that would seem truly important to you if you learned that you might not have as much time left as you'd hoped.

Thank you to NetGalley and Agora for the opportunity to review this novel in exchange for my honest opinion.