There are so many characters and I was a bit hesitant because, really, how could we get to know each member of this family in a meaningful way in just 300 pages? But wow, she did it. A story like Everything I Never Told you is so detailed in the best ways possible, and because of that so hard to write. We follow multiple timelines, like when James Lee (the father) and Marilyn (the mother) first met, their romance and struggles as an inter-racial couple in the 60’s/70’s, the lives of their kids growing up, and more.īefore getting into the nuances of this book and my specific thoughts, I want to dedicate a section of this review to just credit Celeste Ng on her writing. In her wake, Lydia’s mother, father, brother, and sister are all left to deal with their grief and figure out where they stand as a family and as individuals without her.
However, the story starts with the body of Lydia Lee, the oldest daughter, being found in the local lake. The Lee’s are a mixed-race family of four who have a seemingly perfect life. This book takes place in the suburbs of Ohio during the 1970’s. Luckily, I have more than one sentence to write this review, but frankly, I don’t think anything I write could truly do it justice. If I could describe Everything I Never Told You in one sentence, it would be this: a heartbreaking book about a fractured family told in a beautiful way. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.“You never got what you wanted you just learned to get by without it.” A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping page-turner and a sensitive family portrait, uncovering the ways in which mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives struggle, all their lives, to understand one another.
But when Lydia's body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together is destroyed, tumbling them into chaos. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee, and her parents are determined that she will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue. But they don't know this yet." So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Both a propulsive mystery and a profound examination of a mixed-race family." - Entertainment Weekly "Lydia is dead.
"A taut tale of ever deepening and quickening suspense." - O, the Oprah Magazine " Explosive.
The acclaimed debut novel by the author of Little Fires Everywhere.
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