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But when Lydia’s body is found in a lake, the delicate string holding together the Lee family is severed, and they tumble into chaos. Lydia is the favorite child, and her parents are sure that she will accomplish everything they never had the opportunity to. The Lees are a Chinese American family living in small-town Ohio during the 1970s. As death draws closer to Stanley, the Huangs face challenges that turn their lives and beliefs around, forcing them to confront what they actually value and desire.Įverything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng His ex-wife helped build their financial security and is set on making sure her children get their share. Stanley’s current wife is twenty-eight years younger than him and is starting to realize that being the caretaker for a dying old man is much harder than she anticipated. His daughter Kate seems to have it all, but something feels amiss. His son Fred is relying on this inheritance to ease professional disappointment. Now that he’s been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Stanley’s family is nervous to see what his estate will reveal.

Stanley Huang claims that he is worth a small fortune. Infidelity, death, and legacy force all the characters to examine the unspoken assumptions that dictate their lives. When Jerome falls for the daughter of a right-wing icon, a cultural and personal war wages. Levi seeks authentic blackness, Zora looks for redemption in everybody, and Jerome struggles as a believer in an atheist family.

The three children of the family all take different paths in life. This novel tells the story of an interracial family living in Wellington, Massachusetts. They’re trapped in a delicate love triangle and plagued with “what-if” questions from the past. As the years pass, the three of them are grown adults still suffering the repercussions of that one summer. Nadia keeps the secret from everyone, including her God-fearing best friend, Aubrey.

Nadia and Luke begin a harmless romance, but when a pregnancy results, and the cover-up of it, their lives will be changed forever.

Luke is the pastor’s son, a former football star whose injury led him back to his small town. It’s the last summer of high school for Nadia Turner, and she’s filled with grief over the loss of her mother. With plenty of drama, family dynamics and important cultural value, how could it not be? While we all wait with bated breath for Ng’s next novel and binge through the new Hulu series, keep busy with these books like Little Fires Everywhere. Celeste Ng’s New York Times bestseller Little Fires Everywhere was undeniably one of 2017’s biggest book releases.

Books similar to little fires everywhere