Celeste Ng

THE REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICKTHE PANDORA BOOK CLUB PICKA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA hottest book for THE TIMES, DAILY MAIL, THE INDEPENDENT, VOGUE, STYLIST, TIME MAGAZINE, EVENING STANDARD, THE I and THE IRISH MAIL ON SUNDAY.'It's impossible not to be moved' Stephen King, New York Times 'Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching...I was so invested in the future of this mother and son, and I can't wait to hear what you think of this deeply suspenseful story!' Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club October '22 Pick)From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, comes one of the most anticipated books of the year - the inspiring new novel about a mother's unbreakable love in a world consumed by fear.Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving but broken father, a former linguist who now shelves books in Harvard's library. He knows not to ask too many questions, stand out too much, stray too far. For a decade, their lives have been governed by laws written to preserve 'American culture' in the wake of years of economic instability and violence. To keep the peace and restore prosperity, the authorities are now allowed to relocate children of dissidents, especially those of Asian origin, and libraries have been forced to remove books seen as unpatriotic - including the work of Bird's mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet who left the family when he was nine years old.Bird has grown up disavowing his mother and her poems; he doesn't know her work or what happened to her, and he knows he shouldn't wonder. But when he receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, he is drawn into a quest to find her. His journey will take him through the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of librarians, into the lives of the children who have been taken, and finally to New York, where a new act of defiance may be the beginning of much-needed change.Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can turn a blind eye to the most searing injustice. It's a story about the power - and limitations - of art to create change in the world, the lessons and legacies we pass onto our children, and how any of us can survive a broken world with our hearts intact.

An instant New York Times bestseller - A New York Times Notable Book - Named a Best Book of 2022 by People, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Los Angeles Times, and Oprah Daily, and more - A Reese's Book Club Pick - New York Times Paperback Row Selection From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, comes the inspiring new novel about a mother's unshakeable love. "Riveting, tender, and timely." --People, Book of the Week "Remarkable . . . An unflinching yet life-affirming drama about the power of art and love to push back in dangerous times." --Oprah Daily "Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching . . . I was so invested in the future of this mother and son." --Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club Pick) Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. His mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet, left without a trace when he was nine years old. He doesn't know what happened to her--only that her books have been banned--and he resents that she cared more about her work than about him. Then one day Bird receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, and soon he is pulled into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of heroic librarians, and finally to New York City, where he will learn the truth about what happened to his mother and what the future holds for them both. Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. It's about the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children and the power of art to create change.

An instant New York Times bestseller - A New York Times Notable Book - Named a Best Book of 2022 by People, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, USA Today, NPR, Los Angeles Times, and Oprah Daily, and more - A Reese's Book Club Pick - New York Times Paperback Row Selection From the #1 bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere, comes the inspiring new novel about a mother's unshakeable love. "Riveting, tender, and timely." --People, Book of the Week "Remarkable . . . An unflinching yet life-affirming drama about the power of art and love to push back in dangerous times." --Oprah Daily "Thought-provoking, heart-wrenching . . . I was so invested in the future of this mother and son." --Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club Pick) Twelve-year-old Bird Gardner lives a quiet existence with his loving father, a former linguist who now shelves books in a university library. His mother, Margaret, a Chinese American poet, left without a trace when he was nine years old. He doesn't know what happened to her--only that her books have been banned--and he resents that she cared more about her work than about him. Then one day Bird receives a mysterious letter containing only a cryptic drawing, and soon he is pulled into a quest to find her. His journey will take him back to the many folktales she poured into his head as a child, through the ranks of an underground network of heroic librarians, and finally to New York City, where he will learn the truth about what happened to his mother and what the future holds for them both. Our Missing Hearts is an old story made new, of the ways supposedly civilized communities can ignore the most searing injustice. It's about the lessons and legacies we pass on to our children and the power of art to create change.

Sextonåriga Lydia är sina föräldrars ögonsten. Det är hon som förväntas uppfylla deras grusade drömmar: Marilyns önskan om att bli läkare, som hon fick ge upp när de tre barnen kom, och kinesisk-amerikanske James längtan efter att passa in.Men en dag kommer Lydia inte ner till frukosten, och hennes säng uppe i sovrummet är tom. När dottern hittas död i sjön i närheten av familjen Lees hem rämnar den sköra värld som Marilyn och James har byggt upp.”Säg inget om Lydia” är ett djupt rörande porträtt av en familj, som gläntar på dörren till tonåringarnas hemliga värld, och till det smärtsamma förflutna som föräldrarna tiger om. Under ytan i det lilla samhället vid sjöns strand ruvar hemligheter, åtrå, skam och en intensiv längtan bort.

Lydia er Marilyn og James Lees yndlingsbarn. Hendes forældre er fast besluttede på, at deres datter med de lysende blå øjne og det sorte hår skal nå de mål, de ikke selv opnåede; hun skal være læge, ikke hjemmegåendehusmor, hun skal være vellidt og populær. Men Lydia lever med et pres, som ingen af de andre unge i Ohio-forstaden kender indefra; hendes far er søn af kinesiske immigranter, og det gør både Lydia og hendes far iøjnefaldende hvor som helst. Da Lydia findes død i en sø i nabolaget omsluttes James af en skyld, der truer med at ødelægge hans ægteskab.Marilyn er knust og fast besluttet på at nogen skal drages til ansvar – koste hvad det vil. Lydias ældre bror Nathan er overbevist om at en lokal bølle er involveret. Men det er kun familiens yngste, mest observante medlem, Hannah, der ved hvad der virkelig skete. Alt det jeg aldrig fortalte dig er en gribende pageturner om kærlighed, hemmeligheder, længsel og løgne.Celeste Ng (f. 1980) er amerikansk forfatter. Hun har læst engelsk på Harvard University og romandebuterede i 2014 med Alt det jeg aldrig fortalte dig. Bogen blev en New York Times bestseller, udpeget til at være blandt årets bedste bøger af flere medier og vandt en række priser. Små påsatte brande er hendes anden roman – den strøg ind på toplisterne, vandt Goodreads’ afstemning for årets bedste roman i 2017 og udkommer i over 20 lande.

I Shaker Heights, Cleveland, er der styr på tingene. Vejene former et sirligt symmetrisk net, husenes farver er afstemt efter hinanden, og beboernes liv er mindst lige så velplanlagte. Ingen passer bedre til den beskrivelse end Elena Richardson, hvis største ambition er at følge reglerne.Ind på scenen træder Mia Warren, en gådefuld kunstner og alenemor. Hun ankommer til kvarteret med sin teenagedatter Pearl og lejer et hus af familien Richardson, og snart bliver Mia og Pearl langt mere end lejere, for alle fire børn i Richardson-familien drages magnetisk mod de to. Men Mias mørke fortid og nonchalante forhold til tingenes tilstand og ligevægt i Shaker Heights truer med at forstyrre roen i det velordnede kvarter.Da gamle venner af familien Richardson forsøger at adoptere et spædbarn med kinesisk-amerikanske rødder, bryder en ophedet kamp om forældremyndighederne ud, som tvinger hele nabolaget til at vælge side. Elena og Mia går hver sin retning, og pludselig er Elena fast besluttet på at bringe hemmelighederne om Mias fortid frem i lyset. Men Elenas sandhedsbesættelse får uventede, dramatiske konsekvenser for det lille samfund.

Små branner overalt er en dypt fascinerende og elegant fortalt roman om hemmeligheter, identitet og forholdet mellom mødre og døtre – og avslører faren ved å tro at du er trygg om du bare følger reglene.I Shaker Heights er alt nøye planlagt, fra de symmetriske veiene og husenes avstemte farger til de vellykkede livene til menneskene som bor der. Og ingen speiler dette bedre enn Elena Richardson, som har det å følge reglene som sin rettesnor i livet. En dag kommer den gåtefulle kunstneren Mia og hennes tenåringsdatter Pearl til nabolaget og leier et hus av familien Richardson. Mia og Pearl knytter seg raskt til de fire barna i Richardson-familien. Men Mia bærer med seg en mørk fortid og en faretruende lettbent holdning til hva man bør og ikke bør gjøre. Da gamle venner av Richardson-familien forsøker å adoptere et kinesisk-amerikansk spedbarn, bryter det ut en opprivende kamp om foreldreretten. Mia og Elena havner på hver sin side, og Elena bestemmer seg for å få Mias hemmeligheter opp og fram i lyset. Men Elenas besettelse etter å finne sannheten viser seg å få uventede og dramatiske konsekvenser.

The #1 New York Times bestseller

New York Times Top Ten Bestseller En övertygande, lysande roman om ras, identitet, familj och hemligheter för fans av Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie och Zadie Smith.

The #1 New York Times bestseller - Named a Best Book of the Year by People, The Washington Post, Bustle, Esquire, Southern Living, The Daily Beast, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Audible, Goodreads, Library Reads, Book of the Month, Paste, Kirkus Reviews, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and more "To say I love this book is an understatement. It's a deep psychological mystery about the power of motherhood, the intensity of teenage love, and the danger of perfection. It moved me to tears." --Reese Witherspoon "I read Little Fires Everywhere in a single, breathless sitting. . . . Be ready to be wowed by Ng's writing--and unsettled by the mirror held up to one's own beliefs." --Jodi Picoult From the bestselling author of Everything I Never Told You and Our Missing Hearts comes a riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and the enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. 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. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia's past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs. Little Fires Everywhere explores the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, and the ferocious pull of motherhood--and the danger of believing that following the rules can avert disaster.

Hur kunde allt gå så snett i en så lycklig familj som Richardsons? När började idyllen Shaker Heights att förändras? Var det när Mia Warren flyttade in med tonårsdottern Pearl i släptåg? Eller började det redan vintern innan, när ett spädbarn hittades övergivet utanför brandstationen? En roman om hemligheter och lögner, om starka blodsband och om en moderskärlek så intensiv att den når bortom dem.”Små eldar överallt” har legat på New York Times bästsäljarlista i nästan ett år och sålt i över 1 miljon exemplar i USA. Den vann Goodreads Choice Awards pris för bästa roman 2017 och ska filmatiseras till teveserie med Reese Witherspoon och Kerry Washington som producenter och skådespelare.

Hur kunde allt gå så snett i en så lycklig familj som Richardsons? När började idyllen Shaker Heights att förändras? Var det när Mia Warren flyttade in med tonårsdottern Pearl i släptåg? Eller började det redan vintern innan, när ett spädbarn hittades övergivet utanför brandstationen? En roman om hemligheter och lögner, om starka blodsband och om en moderskärlek så intensiv att den når bortom dem. ”Små eldar överallt” har legat på New York Times bästsäljarlista i nästan ett år och sålt i över 1 miljon exemplar i USA. Den vann Goodreads Choice Awards pris för bästa roman 2017 och ska filmatiseras till teveserie med Reese Witherspoon och Kerry Washington som producenter och skådespelare.

I Shaker Heights, Cleveland, er der styr på tingene. Vejene former et sirligt symmetrisk net, husenes farver er afstemt efter hinanden, og beboernes liv er mindst lige så velplanlagte. Ingen passer bedre til den beskrivelse end Elena Richardson, hvis største ambition er at følge reglerne.Ind på scenen træder Mia Warren, en gådefuld kunstner og alenemor. Hun ankommer til kvarteret med sin teenagedatter Pearl og lejer et hus af familien Richardson, og snart bliver Mia og Pearl langt mere end lejere, for alle fire børn i Richardson-familien drages magnetisk mod de to. Men Mias mørke fortid og nonchalante forhold til tingenes tilstand og ligevægt i Shaker Heights truer med at forstyrre roen i det velordnede kvarter.Da gamle venner af familien Richardson forsøger at adoptere et spædbarn med kinesisk-amerikanske rødder, bryder en ophedet kamp om forældremyndighederne ud, som tvinger hele nabolaget til at vælge side. Elena og Mia går hver sin retning, og pludselig er Elena fast besluttet på at bringe hemmelighederne om Mias fortid frem i lyset. Men Elenas sandhedsbesættelse får uventede, dramatiske konsekvenser for det lille samfund.

The New York Times Top Ten Bestseller A compulsive, brilliant novel about race, identity, family and secrets for fans of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Zadie Smith. THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'I am loving Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng. Maybe my favorite novel I've read this year' John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars 'To say I love this book is an understatement. It's a deep psychological mystery about the power of motherhood, the intensity of teenage love, and the danger of perfection. It moved me to tears' Reese Witherspoon The brilliant new novel from the author of the New York Times bestseller, Everything I Never Told You. Everyone 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 mother-daughter 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 Chinese-American 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 Mia's past. But her obsession will come at an unexpected and devastating cost...

Celeste Ng har skrevet en drivende, kritikerrost roman som er blitt kåret til årets beste av utallige medier i USA: Da seksten år gamle Lydia Lee forsvinner i nærheten av den lokale innsjøen, får familien hele tilværelsen snudd på hodet. I kaoset som oppstår, blir de tvunget til å endelig konfrontere de fortrengte hemmelighetene som sakte har drevet dem alle fra hverandre. Hva har egentlig skjedd med Lydia? Og hva har hun holdt skjult for sine nærmeste?