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‟A tender but unflinching portrayal of the bond between two sisters.--Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere

There's not a false note to be found, and everywhere there are nuggets to savor. Why did it have to end? --O Magazine

A bold debut. . . Lee sensitively relays experiences of immigration and mental illness, . . . a distinct literary voice. -Entertainment Weekly

Extraordinary. . . If you love anyone at all, this book is going to get you. -USA Today

A dazzling novel of two sisters and their emotional journey through love, loyalty, and heartbreak

Two Chinese-American sisters--Miranda, the older, responsible one, always her younger sister's protector; Lucia, the headstrong, unpredictable one, whose impulses are huge and, often, life changing. When Lucia starts hearing voices, it is Miranda who must find a way to reach her sister. Lucia impetuously plows ahead, but the bitter constant is that she is, in fact, mentally ill. Lucia lives life on a grand scale, until, inevitably, she crashes to earth.

Miranda leaves her own self-contained life in Switzerland to rescue her sister again--but only Lucia can decide whether she wants to be saved. The bonds of sisterly devotion Read More chevron_right

This Description may be from another edition of this product.

‟A tender but unflinching portrayal of the bond between two sisters.--Celeste Ng, New York Times bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere

There's not a false note to be found, and everywhere there are nuggets to savor. Why did it have to end? --O Magazine

A bold debut. . . Lee sensitively relays experiences of immigration and mental illness, . . . a distinct literary voice. -Entertainment Weekly

Extraordinary. . . If you love anyone at all, this book is going to get you. -USA Today

A dazzling novel of two sisters and their emotional journey through love, loyalty, and heartbreak

Two Chinese-American sisters--Miranda, the older, responsible one, always her younger sister's protector; Lucia, the headstrong, unpredictable one, whose impulses are huge and, often, life changing. When Lucia starts hearing voices, it is Miranda who must find a way to reach her sister. Lucia impetuously plows ahead, but the bitter constant is that she is, in fact, mentally ill. Lucia lives life on a grand scale, until, inevitably, she crashes to earth.

Miranda leaves her own self-contained life in Switzerland to rescue her sister again--but only Lucia can decide whether she wants to be saved. The bonds of sisterly devotion stretch across oceans--but what does it take to break them?

Everything Here Is Beautiful is, at its heart, an immigrant story, and a young woman's quest to find fulfillment and a life unconstrained by her illness. But it's also an unforgettable, gut-wrenching story of the sacrifices we make to truly love someone--and when loyalty to one's self must prevail over all. chevron_left Read Less