Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng
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Little Fires Everywhere

Bestseller

Author: Celeste Ng

Narrator: Jennifer Lim

Unabridged: 11 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 09/12/2017


Synopsis

A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick

The runaway New York Times bestseller!

Named a Best Book of the Year by: 
People, The Washington Post, Bustle, Esquire, Southern Living, The Daily Beast, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Audible, Goodreads, Library Reads, Book of the Month, Paste, Kirkus Reviews, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and many more!
 
"I read Little Fires Everywhere in a single, breathless sitting." –Jodi Picoult

“To say I love this book is an understatement. It’s a deep psychological mystery about the power of motherhood, the intensity of teenage love, and the danger of perfection. It moved me to tears.” - Reese Witherspoon

“I am loving Little Fires Everywhere. Maybe my favorite novel I've read this year.”—John Green

"Witty, wise, and tender. It's a marvel." – Paula Hawkins

From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.

In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned – from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules.

Enter Mia Warren – an enigmatic artist and single mother – who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community.

When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town--and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides.  Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs.

Little Fires Everywhere explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, and the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger of believing that following the rules can avert disaster.

Perfect for book clubs! Visit celesteng.com for discussion guides and more.

Author Bio

American author, Celeste Ng, is most recognized for two books that she wrote. Everything I Never Told You was her novel in 2014. She won several awards for this writing. Her second book was Little Fires Everywhere. This novel premiered in September of 2017. Like her first offering (Everything I Never Told You), her second book was given accolades by many and received several prestigious awards. Both books were translated into more than 20 languages.

Celeste's formative years were spent in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Shaker Heights, Ohio. She graduated from Harvard University and the University of Michigan. While at Michigan, she won the Hopewood Award for her short story, What Passes Over.

Ng currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her husband and son. She said once on a book tour that one of her all-time favorite books was Harriet the Spy.

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