Little fires everywhere

Label

Little fires everywhere

Statement of responsibility

Celeste Ng

Creator

• Ng, Celeste
• Ng, Celeste,

Subject

• Family secrets -- Fiction.
• Female friendship -- Fiction.
• Single mothers -- Fiction.
• Adoption -- Fiction.

Genre

• Fiction.

Language

eng

Summary

From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You, the intertwined stories of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the 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.--Provided by Publisher

Subject

• Literary fiction
• Artists
• Interracial adoption
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Consequences
• Adoption
• Landlord and tenant
• Interpersonal conflict
• Secrets
• Adult books for young adults
• Child custody
• Single mothers
• Ohio
• Multiple perspectives

Genre

• Literary fiction
• Adult books for young adults
• Multiple perspectives

Story line

• Nonlinear
• Character-driven

Character

• Complex

Award

• Goodreads Choice Award, 2017
• Loan Stars Favourites, 2017
• LibraryReads Favorites, 2017
• School Library Journal Best Books: Best Adult Books 4 Teens, 2017

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

813/.6

Index

no index present

LC call number

PS3614.G83

LC item number

L58 2017

Literary form

fiction

Target audience

adult