Birthday A Novel
Birthday by Meredith Russo, published by Flatiron Books on July 21, 2020, is a reprint edition featuring 304 pages in English. This novel follows the intertwined lives of two best friends, Eric and Morgan, who share a birthday and navigate the complexities of their relationship over six years. As they face personal challenges, including loss and identity, the story explores their evolving connection and the fears of growing apart.
Readers will find a poignant narrative that delves into themes of coming of age, romance, and LGBTQ identity. The characters grapple with their emotions and secrets, revealing the struggles of self-discovery and acceptance. Through their shared experiences, Eric and Morgan confront what it means to be true to oneself and to each other, making this a significant addition to young adult fiction.
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“Lovers who surmount the odds have always been intense emotional fodder, but rarely have we seen a story like Birthday…true and raw, haunting and undeniable.” —The New York Times Book Review
Two best friends. A shared birthday. Six years…
ERIC: There was the day we were born. There was the minute Morgan and I decided we were best friends for life. The years where we stuck by each other’s side—as Morgan’s mom died, as he moved across town, as I joined the football team, as my parents started fighting. But sometimes I worry that Morgan and I won’t be best friends forever. That there’ll be a day, a minute, a second, where it all falls apart and there’s no turning back the clock.
MORGAN: I know that every birthday should feel like a new beginning, but I’m trapped in this mixed-up body, in this wrong life, in Nowheresville, Tennessee, on repeat. With a dad who cares about his football team more than me, a mom I miss more than anything, and a best friend who can never know my biggest secret. Maybe one day I’ll be ready to become the person I am inside. To become her. To tell the world. To tell Eric. But when?
Six years of birthdays reveal Eric and Morgan’s destiny as they come together, drift apart, fall in love, and discover who they’re meant to be—and if they’re meant to be together. From the award-winning author of If I Was Your Girl, Meredith Russo, comes a heart-wrenching and universal story of identity, first love, and fate.
“Beautifully written, Birthday is an altogether singular contribution to the gradually growing body of transgender literature and, indeed, to mainstream literature, as well.” —ALA Booklist, starred review
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