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Little fires everywhere / Celeste Ng.
When a custody battle divides her placid town, straitlaced family woman Elena Richardson finds herself pitted against her enigmatic tenant and becomes obsessed with exposing her past, only to trigger devastating consequences for both families.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780735224292
- ISBN: 0735224293
- Physical Description: 338 pages ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Reese's Book Club, September 2017 |
| Awards Note: | Goodreads Award, 2017 |
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| Subject: | Single mothers > Fiction. Female friendship > Fiction. Adoption > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
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Available copies
- 98 of 118 copies available at Evergreen Indiana. (Show)
- 1 of 2 copies available at Greenwood Public Library.
Holds
- 8 current holds with 118 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood PL - Greenwood | FICTION Ng (Text) | 36626103861415 | 2nd Floor Adult Fiction | Checked out | 04/26/2024 |
| Greenwood PL - Greenwood | FICTION Ng (Text) | 36626104140371 | 2nd Floor Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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- Baker & Taylor
Fighting an ugly custody battle with an artistic tenant who has little regard for the strict rules of their progressive Cleveland suburb, a straitlaced family woman who is seeking to adopt a baby becomes obsessed with exposing the tenant's past, only to trigger devastating consequences for both of their families. - Penguin Putnam
The #1 New York Times bestseller â¢Â 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 more
âTo say I love this book is an understatement. Itâs a deep psychological mystery about the power of motherhood, the intensity of teenage love, and the danger of perfection. It moved me to tears.â âReese Witherspoon
From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You and Our Missing Hearts comes 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 plannedâfrom 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 Warrenâan enigmatic artist and single motherâwho 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 townâand puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Miaâs 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 motherhoodâand the danger of believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
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 more
