And Fires Smolder Everywhere

In the summer, all anyone talked about in Shaker Heights was how Izzy, the youngest of the Richardsons, had finally lost her mind and burned down the house…
In Shaker Heights, a calm and respectable town, everything is meticulously planned –... from street turns and flower beds in front of houses to the successful lives of its inhabitants. And no one embodies the spirit of the town more than Mrs. Richardson, the perfect mother and wife. But one day, an artist named Mia Warren arrives in this realm of orderly life. Mrs. Richardson has a luxurious house, while Mia lives in a small ‘Volkswagen Rabbit’.   One has everything, but she lives in a cage of rules. The other has nothing, but she is free as the wind. And yet, how far apart are they really? Both have teenage children, who, for a time, harbor smoldering fires, and one day the flames will roar out and try to consume everything around them. The collision of two worlds – order and chaos – will be devastating for both and at the same time offer new hope. 
The new novel is a gripping story of two families, rich in layers, with no division into black and white, no separation into heroes and villains. The book weaves a complex network of moral principles, feelings, ambitions, and past mistakes. Celeste Ng constantly changes the perspective, presenting the story from the viewpoints of all the drama's participants, creating a feeling of complete immersion in the world she has created, and the detective unpredictability and thriller pace  make your head spin. "