{"product_id":"all-this-could-be-different-9781474624794","title":"All This Could Be Different","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''Sarah Thankam Mathews'' prose is undeniable . . . she captures the sneaky, unsaying parts of longing'' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaven Leilani, author of \u003ci\u003eLuster\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Some books are merely luminous . . . this one is iridescent'' \u003cb\u003eSusan Choi, author of Trust Exercise\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGraduating into a recession, Sneha tries on adulthood like an ill-fitting suit. Moving to a new city, she embraces all that it has to offer: friends that feel like family, gay bars, house parties and new romances. But when painful secrets rear their heads, corporate jobs go off the rails and evictions loom, Sneha and her community find themselves looking for a new way to live.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll This Could Be Different\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about being young in the twenty-first century. About work, precarity, distant parents, found family, activism, queer love, sex and hope. About knowing that all this could be different.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll This Could Be Different\u003c\/i\u003e is an extraordinary novel, spiny and delicate, scathingly funny and wildly moving. Sarah Thankam Mathews is a brilliant writer, one whose every ringing sentence holds both bite and heart. -- Lauren Groff, author of FATES AND FURIES\u003cbr\u003eSarah Thankam Mathews' prose is undeniable and hyper attuned to the terrible privacy of the mind. In \u003ci\u003eAll This Could Be Different,\u003c\/i\u003e she captures the sneaky, unsayable parts of longing and writes sharply about the long shadow of family -- Raven Leilani, author of LUSTER\u003cbr\u003eSome books are merely luminous-this one is iridescent: with joy and pain, isolation and communion, solemnity and irreverent humour. Even the title has twin meanings. \u003ci\u003eAll This Could Be Different\u003c\/i\u003e is a sorrowing observation of our contemporary precarity, but 'All this could be different' is equally - and ultimately - a declaration, an electrifying act of resistance -- Susan Choi, author of TRUST EXERCISE\u003cbr\u003eBattle cry and love song both, \u003ci\u003eAll This Could Be Different\u003c\/i\u003e is an ode  - tender, sexy, and smart  - to coming of age in turbulent times. As Sneha navigates the hilarious and deadly serious work of being a good friend, lover, daughter, immigrant, adult, queer woman, and worker under late stage capitalism, what emerges is a portrait of a woman determined to live her life to its brim - no matter what. Sarah Thankam Mathews writes like a blaze, and this book will remind you what it is to be young and powerfully alive -- C Pam Zhang, author of HOW MUCH OF THESE HILLS IS GOLD\u003cbr\u003eSharply observed and deeply empathetic, \u003ci\u003eAll This Could Be Different\u003c\/i\u003e is a gorgeous story of dreaming and daring against the odds. I loved these flawed, funny friends and I rooted for them, and as I raced toward the end I felt an ache in my chest, missing them already -- Dawnie Walton, author of THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL \u0026amp; NEV\u003cbr\u003eSarah Thankam Mathews' \u003ci\u003eAll This Could Be Different\u003c\/i\u003e is an exquisite debut. Mathews' is a completely original voice that is, by turns, fierce, witty, musical, poignant, and, yes, deeply sexy. Simultaneously a tender portrait of chosen family, a stunningly rendered queer romance, and a keen reflection on work in a monstrous economy, this novel also thrums with a persistent, private hope for another, better world. It is the kind of book one should read not only to be entertained or impressed, but also to feel less alone -- Sanjena Sathian, author of GOLD DIGGERS\u003cbr\u003eA story of dreaming against the odds. The novel thrums with a hope for a better world, free of capitalism, racism, sexism and homophobia. The book perfectly illustrates the many ways life tears us down, and our friends build us back up. Delicate, moving, hilariously realistic * The Voice *\u003cbr\u003eOne of the buzziest, most human novels of the year . . . breathless, dizzying, and completely beautiful -- Emma Specter * Vogue *\u003cbr\u003eDazzling and wholly original . . . [written] with such mordant wit, insight, and specificity, it feels like watching a new literary star being born in real time * Entertainment Weekly *\u003cbr\u003eBeautifully written, lusciously felt, and marvellously envisioned. Resplendent with intelligence, wit, and feeling * Kirkus *\u003cbr\u003eWhat fuels \u003ci\u003eAll This Could Be Different \u003c\/i\u003eis love, a force Mathews portrays not as a panacea . . . but as an instrument of change * The New Yorker *\u003cbr\u003eA darkly witty and finely wrought exploration of the struggle to embrace one's identity, this debut also illuminates the hardships of immigrant life, the elusiveness of lasting romantic love - and ultimately the joy and belonging that can come from a 'family' of friends * People *\u003cbr\u003eSneha's equally vulnerable and cutting narration of new friendships, new romances, and generally figuring it out captures the queer, immigrant experience unlike any other. * Harper’s Bazaar *\u003cbr\u003eRadiant . . . Mathews' writing is daring, sharp, and authoritative. She's a master in building rich characters that are imperfect and complicated, charismatic and lovable. At times, the prose felt luxurious and welcoming in the way that the scent of your favourite candle might slowly fill up an ever-expanding room * Vox *\u003cbr\u003eA beautiful, authentic rendition of the brown queer experience and immigrant dynamics, \u003ci\u003eAll This Could Be Different\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to these communities. * Electric Literature *\u003cbr\u003eMathews has a big heart and a sharp tongue . . . [and] a wonderful eye for the things that make friendship and community just as valuable as\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eromance * The New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003eEngrossing . . . a moving immigrant's story and a heartfelt queer love story that tackles socioeconomic issues with nuance . . . its themes are universally relatable at any age * Rolling Stone *\u003cbr\u003eA wholly original exploration of queer friendship and the demanding, incredible realities of communal living, Sarah Thankam Mathews convinces the reader that yes, maybe all this could be different after all * Vulture, 'The Best Books of 2022' *\u003cbr\u003e[A] novel so good I was torn by the incompatible desires to never set it down and never finish it . . . [Mathews'] skillful alternating between lush imagery and straightforward, plain language makes \u003ci\u003eAll This Could Be Different \u003c\/i\u003epulsate . . .  it is perhaps the greatest depiction of what \u003ci\u003echosen family \u003c\/i\u003ereally means without ever explicitly using those words -- Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya * Autostraddle *\u003cbr\u003e[A] dazzling debut . . . There is so much here to chew on: economic and food insecurity, tenants' rights, coming into one's own, queer romance, immigration, and the vitality of friendship. \u003ci\u003eAll This Could Be Different\u003c\/i\u003e is an epic and beautiful first novel from a writer to watch * them *","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739620421975,"sku":"9781474624794","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474624794.jpg?v=1720052753","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/all-this-could-be-different-9781474624794","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}