"Little Fires Everywhere takes us deep into other people's homes and lives and darkest corners. The family dynamics, tension, and nuance is well done. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. It’s done in such a subtle way that’s not in your face and gives readers enough room to explore and think through these issues for ourselves. It’s a story that was very much informed by Ng’s own life — it’s set in Shaker Heights, Ohio, where Ng grew up, and Ng is a mother herself. So, self-identification determines if a book is YA? I think the ending would have been more impactful if the kids had been better developed and thus have a well-rounded cast of characters. To those out on their own paths, setting little fires. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The themes about parenting and motherhood - what is considered "good" parenting and who is a "good" mother - was such an interesting exploration, along with how white suburbia can be suffocating and push for conformity. I didn't like this book, but I feel like I should. With Reese Witherspoon, Kerry Washington, Rosemarie DeWitt, Lexi Underwood. [breaks into the abortion records of a clinic, only to set off the subplot about her own daughter's abortion. Add to Cart. Little Fires Everywhere is a 2017 novel by American author Celeste Ng. The story explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster. Why is Little Fires Everywhere a great book club book? Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Mia, a single mother, has a secret, a secret that will be used to her detriment. Refresh and try again. • Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng is published by Little, Brown (£14.99). Just finished Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng and now I feel bereft, Nigella Lawson Just read it. Condition: Used - Good. We keep reading to find out, even as we suspect that it could be us with ash on our hands.”, “Ng has one-upped herself with her tremendous follow-up novel… a finely wrought meditation on the nature of motherhood, the dangers of privilege and a cautionary tale about how even the tiniest of secrets can rip families apart… Ng is a master at pushing us to look at our personal and societal flaws in the face and see them with new eyes… If Little Fires Everywhere doesn’t give you pause and help you think differently about humanity and this country’s current state of affairs, start over from the beginning and read the book again.”, “Stellar… The plot is tightly structured, full of echoes and convergence, the characters bound together by a growing number of thick, overlapping threads… Ng is a confident, talented writer, and it’s a pleasure to inhabit the lives of her characters and experience the rhythms of Shaker Heights through her clean, observant prose… She toggles between multiple points of view, creating a narrative both broad in scope and fine in detail, all while keeping the story moving at a thriller’s pace.”, “Delectable and engrossing… A complex and compulsively readable suburban saga that is deeply invested in mothers and daughters…What Ng has written, in this thoroughly entertaining novel, is a pointed and persuasive social critique, teasing out the myriad forms of privilege and predation that stand between so many people and their achievement of the American dream. And if the scrim can’t be broken, sometimes you have to burn it down. It's a deep psychological mystery about the power of motherhood, the intensity of teenage love, and the danger of perfection. Celeste Ng – Little Fires Everywhere Audiobook Online. A juicy adaptation of Celeste Ng's bestselling novel, the Hulu limited series dishes out an enticing mystery against a soapy backdrop of class and racial divides. Her books have been translated into more than thirty languages and she was the recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. After the burning the soil is richer, and new things can grow. This story was pure magic. Unfortunately for me, it was a book club pick, so I read it in one sitting on a plane. They find a way.”, “Most of the time, everyone deserves more than one chance. I usually prefer long novels 500+ pages so there's time to truly develop characters and explain endings. 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