Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng is a contemporary literary novel set in the seemingly perfect suburban town of Shaker Heights, Ohio. The story begins with a mysterious house fire, then unfolds to reveal the tangled lives behind it.
At the center are two families: the orderly, rule-following Richardsons and the enigmatic artist Mia Warren and her daughter Pearl. When Mia and Pearl rent a home from the Richardsons, their worlds become deeply intertwined, and hidden tensions begin to surface.
As secrets are revealed and relationships grow complicated, the novel explores themes of motherhood, identity, privilege, and the illusion of control. Little Fires Everywhere is a thoughtful and emotionally layered story about how choices can ignite unexpected consequences.