Little Fires Everywhere (Movie Tie-In)

By Celeste Ng

Categories: Literature & Fiction

Celeste Ng's 2017 novel is set in Shaker Heights, a planned, progressive suburb of Cleveland where everything runs by the rules, and no one follows them more faithfully than Elena Richardson. When Mia Warren, an artist and single mother with a guarded past, rents a house from the Richardsons with her teenage daughter, Pearl, all four Richardson children are drawn to the pair. Then a custody fight over a Chinese-American baby divides the town and puts Mia and Elena on opposite sides.

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• John Green: “My favourite 2017 book in that genre has to be "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng which is just brilliant. I mean, I know lots of people are talking about it, but with good reason; it's amazing.”
• Reese Witherspoon: “Announcing the newest @RWBookClub book. #LittleFiresEverywhere by Celeste Ng (@pronounced_ing). It's powerful, intense, & moved me to tears.”
• Melinda French Gates: “I loved so many of the books I read in 2019. My favorites included “Talking to Strangers” by @Gladwell, “Home Work” by @JulieAndrews, and “Little Fires Everywhere” by @pronounced_ing.”