All This Could Be Different by Sarah Thankam Mathews

This book has been short listed for a 2022 National Book Award in the category of Fiction, and is worthy of the nomination. The novel is unusual in that it is a very intimate portrait of both the quality of the relationships in the family you choose, as well as the challenges related to being an LGBTQIA2S+ under-represented first generation minority. Quite a mouthful, I know, but with the recent turning away from the protection of civil rights for lots of people, including LGBTQIA2S+, a sympathetic portrayal of the ins and outs of relationships, regardless of sexual orientation, is a plus. Only word of warning is that there are some graphic sex scenes, more so than most comparable works of fiction.