Everything Is Fine Here: A Novel [Paperback]

SHORTLISTED FOR THREE SASKATCHEWAN BOOK AWARDS
Longlist, Canada Reads 2026
A CBC Best Book of 2025

A beguiling coming of age novel set in Uganda in which a young woman grapples with the truth about her sister in a country that punishes gay people.

Eighteen-year-old Aine Kamara has been anticipating a reunion with her older sister, Mbabazi, for months. But when Mbabazi shows up with an unexpected guest, Aine must confront an old fear: her beloved sister is gay in a country with tight anti-homosexuality laws.

Over a weekend at Aines all girls boarding school, sisterly bonds strengthen, and a new friendship emerges between Aine and her sisters partner, Achen. Later, a sudden death in the family brings Achen to Mbabazis and Aines village, resulting in tensions that put Mrs. Kamaras Christian beliefs to the test. Aine runs away to Mbabazis and Achens home in Kampala, where she reconnects with her crush, Elia, a sophomore at Makerere University.

In acclaimed writer Iryn Tushabes dazzling debut novel, Aine must make hard choices, with inevitable and harrowing results.

Everything Is Fine Here?is an utter pleasure & This novel reads like a gesture of faith; it moved me to tears, of both laughter and compassion.?francesca ekwuyasi, author of?Butter Honey Pig Bread

Peeled back,?there is a central kernel of intimacy in Tushabes novel: the insistent, surprising ways characters connect even amidst the pressurization of Ugandas rigid anti-homosexuality laws. The Walrus

In?Everything is Fine Here, Iryn Tushabe proves herself to be a talented and brave writer who isnt afraid to tackle tough issues of our time.?Room Magazine

At once tender and defiant,?Everything Is Fine Heresparkles with humour and warmth & This is a big-hearted debut about the small graces we offerlÃ.