Small fires everywhere

Book name: Small Fires Everywhere Author: Celeste Ng Publisher: Karamah Book classification: Novel Number of pages: 432 About the book: A tightly woven novel, tracing the intertwined fates of the perfect Richardson family, and the mysterious mother and daughter who turn their lives upside down. Mia Warren came with her teenage daughter Pearl to Shaker Heights, a quiet suburb in Cleveland, and rented a house from the Richardson family. Then Mia started working in the Richardson household to help mother Elena. The four Richardson children are attracted to Mia and her daughter. But Mia carries a mysterious past, and ignoring the rules, which threatens to turn this carefully planned community upside down. An old couple, friends of the Richardson family, try to adopt a Chinese-American girl, leading to a custody battle that dramatically divides the town and puts Mia and Elena face to face. Elena insists on investigating Mia’s past, doubting her and her motives, but her obsession leads to devastating and unexpected losses.