Just read it...Outstanding Matt HaigTo say I love this book is an understatement...It moved me to tears Reese WitherspoonBeautifully written completely charming and extremely wise on the subject of adolescence and influence Nick HornbyEveryone in Shaker Heights was talking about it that summer how Isabelle the last of the Richardson children had finally gone around the bend and burned the house down. In Shaker Heights a placid progressive suburb of Cleveland everything is meticulously planned from the layout of the winding roads to the colours 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 Warren an enigmatic artist and single mother who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenage daughter Pearl and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than just tenants all four Richardson children are drawn to the motherdaughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the rules that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community.When old family friends attempt to adopt a ChineseAmerican baby a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mias past. But her obsession will come at an unexpected and devastating cost...And if you loved Everything I Never Told You and Little Fires Everywhere preorder Celeste Ngs brilliant new novel Our Missing Hearts nowWhat readers are sayingHighly recommended beautifully written and thoughtprovokingAn engrossing read Absolutely brilliantGreat characters interesting plot that leaves you desperate to read more and written beautifully. I loved it and highly recommend it