W I L L E V E R E T T
— COMING MAY 2027 —
EVER SINCE THE marching band trip, sixteen-year-old Sean Heyerdahl can't stop thinking about Aabdar Darya. He's still figuring out what it means to call himself gay—and how to say it out loud.
Aabdar is crazy about Sean, but there's a problem. His family fled Afghanistan for a new life in Texas. And they've chosen the girl they expect him to marry. Coming out would cost him everything.
Tender, suspenseful, and ultimately hopeful, Our One Great Thing is a coming-of-age story about first love, family, and the courage it takes to choose the life you want.
Will Everett is the author of Our One Great Thing, book one of the Kindred Spirits series. The novel came out of his years of journalistic and aid work in Afghanistan, which also inspired his 2015 novel We'll Live Tomorrow. He was formerly the producer of the National Public Radio program Theme and Variations and a freelance international journalist. He currently makes his home on South Padre Island, Texas, where he is the owner of a bookstore.
