Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

This title was published in 2014. It is a first novel for the author. It was recommended to me by a fellow book discussion participant.

Ms. Ng has written a very interesting story. It is all about a family of mixed ethnicities. The husband is of Asian descent, having emigrated to the United States under false pretenses in hopes of a better life. His wife is a southern girl who throws society's concerns out the window when she becomes immersed in the relationship. They marry and have three children. As the story opens one of the children is dead but the family has yet to discover that fact.

The story unfolds and the reader is apprised of many of the things which led up to the daughter's demise. We become acutely aware of the fact that each character is living in their own encapsulated existence, never really revealing to each other what they are thinking.

The ending of the book answers some questions but not all. This book offers each reader an opportunity to look at events from their own perspective which will probably differ from other readers.

A very good book to discuss.

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