a novel Ng, Celeste creator author text Domestic fiction Psychological fiction Fiction. Domestic fiction. nyu 2017 monographic eng

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338 pages ; 24 cm "In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned -- from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors 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 teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community. When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town -- and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides."--Provided by Publisher Celeste Ng The New York Times Best Seller List n-us-oh Single mothers Fiction Motherhood Fiction Female friendship Fiction Adoption Fiction Family secrets Fiction Interracial adoption Fiction Custody of children Fiction Family life Fiction FICTION Asian American FICTION Family Life FICTION Literary Shaker Heights (Ohio) Fiction Ng, Celeste. New York : Penguin Press, 2017 (DLC) 2017003028 9780735224292 0735224293 9780525522560 0525522565 2016056762 170118 20190502000302.0 969973342