This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

I can't say enough about this book. I love a book that allows me to see life from a different perspective and that makes me think. "This Is How It Always Is" accomplished that and so much more. Claude is not yet in Kindergarten but he knows what he wants to be when he grows up: a girl. This novel is about the struggles of parenting, impossible choices, overcoming obstacles, the bonds of friendship, the pros and cons of secrets, the love of family, and just LIFE. It's funny, heart-wrenching, devastating and so very hopeful, all at the same time. I didn't want to finish it and now that it's over I want to go back and read it again.