Friday, January 24, 2020

Little Fires Everywhere

Little Fires Everywhere / Celeste Ng, read by Jennifer Lim, 338 pgs.

Elena Richardson is a good person.  She rents a property to deserving people for below market rate.  She feels good about giving them a leg up.  When Mia and her daughter Pearl show up, they seem like the perfect tenants.  Pearl becomes fast friends with Elena's son Moody and is soon a fixture around the house. Mia ends up taking an offer to clean and cook for the family of six.  But when Mia gets involved in a situation with a co-worker who abandoned her baby but now wants her back, Mia and Elena clash.  Elena decides to find out more about her renter with the mysterious lifestyle and background. The consequences affect both families and things become irreparable. I love how we get to know the Richardson family and the Mia and Pearl.  The perspectives of each character is fascinating. This book has been on my list for awhile and I'm glad I finally got to it.  Excellent narration by Jennifer Lim.

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