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This Is How It Always Is
This Is How It Always Is
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This is how a family lives happily ever after…until happily ever after becomes complicated.
This is how children change…and then change the world.
This is Claude. He’s five years old, the youngest of five brothers, and loves peanut butter sandwiches. He also loves wearing a dress, and dreams of being a princess.
When he grows up, Claude says, he wants to be a girl.
Rosie and Penn want Claude to be whoever Claude wants to be. They’re just not sure they’re ready to share that with the world. Soon the entire family is keeping Claude’s secret. Until one day it explodes.
This Is How It Always Is is a novel about revelations, transformations, fairy tales, and family. And it’s about the ways this is how it always is: Change is always hard and miraculous and hard again, parenting is always a leap into the unknown with crossed fingers and full hearts, children grow but not always according to plan. And families with secrets don’t get to keep them forever.
"This is a novel everyone should read. It’s brilliant. It’s bold. And it’s time." ―Elizabeth George, #1 New York Times bestselling author of A Banquet of Consequences
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Heartfelt tale of family, love, and acceptance.
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Who is this book for?
This book offers such a touching look at a family's journey toward understanding and embracing their child's true self. It’s beautifully written, capturing both the humor and challenges that come with change and secrets in a gentle, honest way. If you’re interested in stories about family, love, and acceptance, this one might really resonate with you.