Little Fires Everywhere

Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere delves into what happens when two women from very different backgrounds are thrust into each other's lives. The novel is set in Shaker Heights, Ohio, a picture-perfect, insular community, and follows the Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives.

Elena Richardson, the matriarch, is used to following the rules and keeping secrets. She has an ideal marriage, home, and children. And everything is in its proper place. That is, until Mia Warren, a freelance artist and single mother, and her adolescent daughter Pearl relocate to Shaker Heights and take over the Richardsons' rental. While the rest of the Richardson family is drawn to Mia and Pearl, Elena becomes determined to uncover Mia's past secrets, but in doing so, she causes chaos in her own life.

Little Fires Everywhere is a brilliant novel about identity, the weight of secrets, the pull of motherhood, and how striving for perfection can lead to the destruction of everything. It is among the best books every woman should read in their 40s.

Author: Celeste Ng

Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Little-Fires-Everywhere-Celeste-Ng/dp/0735224293/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0