NG, CELESTE
Presented in February 2020 folder. From the New York Times bestselling author of EVERYTHING I NEVER TOLD YOU, a beautiful novel set in meticulously planned Shaker Heights, that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. I read LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE in a single, breathless sitting. With brilliance and beauty, Celeste Ng dissects a microcosm of American society just when we need to see it beneath the microscope - Jodi Picoult, NYT bestselling author of SMALL GREAT THINGS and LEAVING TIME. In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is meticulously plannedfrom 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 principal is playing by the rules.