In the story Mia thinks she is liberal minded, but arguably doesn't always demonstrate liberal values. How would you deal with this if it happened in your own family? In the story two brothers have feelings for the same girl. If you were to serialize a novel which book would you choose? The book is being made into a TV series. Has anything similar happened to you? How did it make you feel? There are daughters in the story who choose to spend time with a different mother figure to their own mother. Motherhood, teen angst, first love and the need to sometimes break rules feature in the story. Differences are glossed over until they find themsleves on opposing sides when a custody battle develops over the adoption of a Chinese American baby. Single mother Mia is a free spirited artist with a secret past who works as housekeeper/cleaner for Elena Richardson, mother of the seemingly perfect family. It is a story that uses two families to explore class, wealth and social acceptance. I guess if I'd have been amongst them, in Ohio (the setting of the novel), I would have been a nosey rather than concerned neighbour.

I t was a page turner with a well formulated and crafted plot, The characters were well developed and original, but I just didn't care about them enough to really invest.

I liked rather than loved it, and thought it a good rather than excellent book. I read it pretty much in one setting which has to be an accolade for it. I bought this book at the airport and it kept me entertained for a good chunk of the flight.

Little fire everywhere book