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Everything I Never Told You

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Everything I Never Told You

By: Celeste Ng
Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell
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The acclaimed debut novel by the author of Little Fires Everywhere and Our Missing Hearts

“A taut tale of ever deepening and quickening suspense.” —O, the Oprah Magazine

“Explosive . . . Both a propulsive mystery and a profound examination of a mixed-race family.” —Entertainment Weekly

“Lydia is dead. But they don’t know this yet.” So begins this exquisite novel about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. 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 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. A profoundly moving story of family, secrets, and longing, Everything I Never Told You is both a gripping story 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.

©2014 Celeste Ng (P)2021 Penguin Audio
Asian American Literary Fiction Thriller & Suspense United States Fiction Marriage Emotionally Gripping Heartfelt Suspense
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School Library Journal’s Best Books of the Year So Far

BookRiot’s The Best Books of 2014 So Far

Booklist’s Top 10 First Novels of 2014

Booklist Editors' Choice of 2014

Time Out NY’s 10 Best Books of 2014 - #10

O Magazine’s 15 Must Read Literature & Fiction Books of the Year So Far, #4

NYTBR 100 Notable Books of 2014

Huffington Post’s Best Books of 2014

NPR Books of the Year

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Buzzfeed’s Best Fiction Books of 2014

“If we know this story, we haven’t seen it yet in American fiction, not until now.... Ng has set two tasks in this novel’s doubled heart - to be exciting, and to tell a story bigger than whatever is behind the crime. She does both by turning the nest of familial resentments into at least four smaller, prickly mysteries full of secrets the family members won’t share.... What emerges is a deep, heartfelt portrait of a family struggling with its place in history, and a young woman hoping to be the fulfillment of that struggle. This is, in the end, a novel about the burden of being the first of your kind - a burden you do not always survive.” (Alexander Chee, The New York Times Book Review)

“Excellent...an accomplished debut...heart-wrenching.... Ng deftly pulls together the strands of this complex, multigenerational novel. Everything I Never Told You is an engaging work that casts a powerful light on the secrets that have kept an American family together - and that finally end up tearing it apart.” (Los Angeles Times)

“Wonderfully moving.... Emotionally precise.... A beautifully crafted study of dysfunction and grief.... [This book] will resonate with anyone who has ever had a family drama.” (Boston Globe)

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I couldn't stop listening

This was a wonderful, yet sad story. You feel like you're living this yourself. A good reminder of the effects of generational and inter racial prejudices

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Boring and not fully developed

I wanted to love this story but I couldn't I love Celeste Ng. This story just isn't interesting and I never was fully invested in anyone.

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Good listen when traveling

It held my interest while traveling in car. The narrator did a great job. A twist at the end was a surprise. I would recommend.

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depressing, but not tear jerker

if you want a book that will shock you and make you cry your eyes out, this isn't it. it was super sad and real, but not a shocking sob the full last chapter book

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Not what I was expecting…

It could have been the narrator, but I found this story to be rather boring. I may try reading it again on my own. Found it hard to follow and pay attention.

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A Slow Burn

As always, Celeste Ng draws you in with her heartfelt story telling. Great performance by Cassandra Campbell.

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Amazing in every way.

Ng creates characters that you feel you truly know, hurt for, and understand. Couldn’t put it down!

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Amazing.

This book is truly amazing. It pulls on your heart strings and really makes you think. This book will definitely make you cry. If you want a book that makes you feel like you know the characters I really recommend this one. You get to know the characters and you get to know how they view life and how they view each situation.

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Beautiful and thought -provoking

This story got to me. The author paints a detailed story of how we live, striving to be something beyond what our parents expect and often pushing our dreams (and personal challenges) onto our children. Loved this book - was hard to put down.

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Great

I enjoyed the story and the characters. Very well written, wonderful descriptions and details. I did not anticipate the ending!

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