Under a Pink Sky
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Under a Pink Sky is Esther Ghey's 2025 memoir, published by Michael Joseph, written after the 2023 murder of her 16-year-old daughter Brianna. The book recounts Brianna's life and Ghey's account of her daughter's struggles, including exposure to pro-eating-disorder and self-harm material online, alongside Ghey's decision to channel her grief into public campaigning rather than anger — covering the founding of the Peace in Mind mindfulness initiative and her early push for restrictions on children's phone and social media access. Reviewers, including the Guardian and New Statesman, have described it as a reflective, forgiveness-focused account rather than a polemic. TechKids Foundation lists this memoir as the primary first-person account underlying Ghey's public advocacy, framing her daughter's online exposure to harmful content as one factor among several she has publicly named, not a single proven cause of any specific outcome.
Ghey, Esther. Under a Pink Sky: How Brianna's Mother Turned Tragedy into a Fight for a Safer Future. London: Michael Joseph, 2025.