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~ Winner of the Adam Foundation Prize in Creative Writing - 2019
Welcome to the story of Greta & Valdin: twenty-something brother and sister with a near-unpronounceable surname, a sprawling Maori-Russian-Catalonian family, and questionable taste in partners . . .
An irresistible and bighearted international bestseller, Greta & Valdin follows a pair of siblings as they navigate queerness, multiracial identity, and the dramas (both big and small) of their entangled, unconventional family, all while flailing their way to love. Filled with kernels of humour and truth, undeniable emotional momentum, misadventures, and messy drama as it recounts its fresh and joyful tale; alive with the possibility of love in its many mystifying forms.
"Reilly’s warm, overflowing novel defies categorization because its characters are too complex and multifaceted to be easily summed up. They’re too alive in their messiness. If this novel shows us anything, it’s that love (of family, of romantic partners, of community) is most joyful when it’s without limits." -- The New York Times