Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Everything I Never Told You is the debut novel of Celeste Ng, author of Little Fires Everywhere, which I read earlier this year. I loved Little Fires, so thought I would give Everything I Never Told You a go. Set in the 1970s, and flashing back to the 1950s, it tells the story of the Lees – a Chinese-American family. It starts with the chilling words: Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet. Lydia is 16 and the...
Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng
I’d seen Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng recommended by a lot of people, particularly my friend Suzanne at Inside, Outside and Beyond. I bought it a while ago, but hadn’t got round to reading it. If I’m honest I had that fear I sometimes get with popular books – what if I didn’t like it as much as everyone else?! (This was the case with Normal People.) I needn’t have worried. I was hooked on...
