Greta & Valdin

"The loving family at the heart of this very funny and moving novel about a brother and sister is so complex that I drew a diagram – no fooling – halfway through, the better to solidify in my mind ideas like, “Valdin recently broke up with his older boyfriend, who is also his uncle’s husband’s brother.” But despite the messy structure of things, every bond in the book is written to be precious and specific. Greta & Valdin is the rare story to live up to its fearless promotional copy, which calls it a cross between Schitt’s Creek and Normal People. Perhaps that sounds impossible; that’s what makes it so good."