![]() ![]() All Lydia's father wants is for her to be the popular kid he could never be growing up, while Lydia's mother, who is Caucasian, never understood the need to fit in, and wants Lydia to excel in school and to one day be a doctor. Each member of the Lee family is incredibly flawed and struggling in his or her own way, and this book delves deeply into the hardships that minorities are forced to face every day in a predominantly white neighborhood. Ng has crafted extremely human characters. Everything I Never Told You has a rich plot that will keep readers glued to the edge of their seats until they reach the last page. She explores depression, social anxiety, and suicide. Ng tackles some very heavy subjects in this stunning debut novel. How could their perfect daughter, and beloved sister, be dead? What was she doing in the lake late at night, alone, when she did not know how to swim? The Lee family is forced to look back and analyze what could have possibly happened. But their picture-perfect family facade begins to crumble when Lydia's body is found at the bottom of the lake in their neighborhood. ![]() Marilyn and James Lee have placed all of their hopes and personal aspirations on the shoulders of their middle child, Lydia. The Lees project the image of a perfect, happy family. Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng follows a Chinese-American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. ![]()
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