A dazzling novel of two sisters and their emotional journey through love, loyalty, and heartbreak
Mira T. Lee's work has been published in numerous quarterlies and
reviews, including The
Missouri Review, The Southern Review, Harvard Review, and
Triquarterly. She was awarded an
Artist's Fellowship by the Massachusetts Cultural Council in 2012,
and has twice received
special mention for the Pushcart Prize. She is a graduate of
Stanford University, and currently
lives with her husband and two young sons in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. This is her debut novel
"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 "Lee's debut novel is a profoundly
relatable drama about how far you would, or should, go for family."
--Marie Claire "Sisterly ties take on brilliant nuance in Mira T.
Lee's shattering debut about love, loss, psychosis, and what we owe
ourselves and the family we love. . . beautifully written." --The
Boston Globe "This exquisite book is one that will hurtle past all
your expectations." --Bustle
"Deftly dealing with big issues such as mental illness and
immigration, this debut is a powerful look at love and family."
--PopSugar "[A] gorgeous yet heartbreaking debut." --Real
Simple
"True to its title, everything about this book is beautiful. Lee's
writing is magnificent--from her descriptions of love, family, and
motherhood to her stunning portrayal of mental illness. It is the
bond between sisters, however, that is the true gem of this story."
--Lit Hub
"Lee's prose is economical, sharp, and piercing. But the reason I
enjoyed this smarting book is for its sixth sense in portraying the
bond between two sisters who are nothing like one another, and how
that disparity can transition into distance. . . Lee has managed to
write a book that feels wholly alive." --KQED
"Everything Here Is Beautiful is filled with unexpected, fragile
moments of beauty." --Shelf Awareness
"[A] powerfully hopeful novel with characters that will stay with
readers for a long time." --Bust "[An] exciting debut about two
sisters . . . the unpredictable changes of their lives, and the
necessary sacrifices and important gifts that sisterhood brings."
--Southern Living "[A] promising debut. . . . Lee handles a
sensitive subject with empathy and courage. Readers will find much
to admire and ponder throughout, and Lucy's section reveals Lee as
a writer of considerable talent and power." --Publishers Weekly "An
incredibly moving and thoughtful exploration of mental illness and
its toll on family and loved ones [told] with empathy and
tenderness." --Buzzfeed "A truly stunning and emotional debut."
--HelloGiggles "[An] impressive debut . . . Everything Here Is
Beautiful finds the sweet spot between the truth and beauty of a
disease that can inspire hope in the midst of sadness and
frustration." --Seattle Times "An evocative and beautifully written
debut." --Kirkus Reviews "Astonishing and imaginative. . . . This
electrifiying first novel is wistful, wise and utterly
unforgettable." --BookPage "This debut novel is . . . the best kind
of drama." --Newsday
"Impressive." --Seattle Times "A powerful read about sacrifice and
love." --Paste
"[A] tender, beautifully written novel." --Washington Independent
Review of Books "Intelligent, thought-provoking and moving--I loved
it. I felt quite bereft on reading its final pages." --Paula
Hawkins, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the
Train "Everything Here Is Beautiful is a tender but unflinching
portrayal of the bond between two sisters--one that's frayed by
mental illness and stretched across continents, yet still endures.
With ventriloquistic skill, Mira T. Lee explores the heartache of
loving someone deeply troubled and the unbearable tightrope-walk
between holding on and letting go." --Celeste Ng, New York Times
bestselling author of Little Fires Everywhere and Everything I
Never Told You
"Stunning and unforgettable. . . filled with voices that resonate
and haunt. An intimately personal tale about family, self, and the
risks we take to care for the ones we love." --Ruth Ozeki, New York
Times bestselling author of A Tale for the Time Being "Mira T. Lee
deeply understands the human need for belonging, and in her
compassionate debut, she presents an aching yet hopeful story of
characters striving to belong despite vast impediments, and the
emotional costs incurred in this quest for a love-filled life."
--Imbolo Mbue, author of the PEN/Faulkner award-winning Behold the
Dreamers "A heartfelt story about sisters, family bonds,
immigration, love, and an unvarnished look at how mental illnesses
impact the lives of the person living with them and those who love
and try to understand. . . In Mira T. Lee, mental health has found
a new novelist champion." --Pete Earley, New York Times bestselling
author of Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health
Madness
"A luminous testament of loss and reclamation and the painful
necessity of love. . ." --Ron Powers, New York Times bestselling
author of No One Cares About Crazy People: The Chaos and Heartbreak
of Mental Health in America "This heart-wrenching, delicately drawn
novel is filled with family love, passion, pain and forgiveness.
Mira T. Lee spins a story spanning oceans that draws us ever closer
to her characters' generous, flawed hearts. Powerful and
unforgettable." --Jean Kwok, New York Times bestselling author of
Mambo in Chinatown
"This book took my breath away. Lee has an incredible gift for
empathy--I found myself rooting for, and caring deeply about, all
of characters, even when they couldn't stand each other. I
especially commend her nuanced, compassionate depiction of mental
illness and how it impacts families. Everything Here Is Beautiful
is an insightful, generous celebration of our capacity and
complexity as human beings." --Mark Lukach, internationally
bestselling author of My Lovely Wife in the Psych Ward "Everything
about this book is beautiful. It's a sisters story, an immigrant
story, and, more than a story of one family, it's an unflinching
reflection of the fast-changing American Family." --Ron Fournier,
New York Times bestselling author Love That Boy "Everything Here is
Beautiful vividly captures the kaleidoscope of emotional
contradictions within our bonds to family and country. Mira T.
Lee's powerful debut crafts an elegiac journey: uplifting,
disturbing, and--proving its title--beautiful." --Matthew Pearl,
New York Times bestselling author of The Last Bookaneer "Mira Lee
has crafted an eloquent, vivid story not just of mental illness,
but of passionate longing and family love in which there are no
perfect choices but always a pulsing light of hope." --Lucy
Ferriss, bestselling author of A Sister to Honor "I was steadily
drawn into this beautifully-written story of enduring love and
family, however family is defined. Mira T. Lee's characters are
captivating and very real, illustrating how intractable mental
illness marks everyone in its sphere and renders the quotidian both
beautiful and threatening. A compelling read." --Daphne Kalotay,
bestselling author of Sight Reading "Charismatic and electrifying.
Lee makes vivid the messiness of life and the way we tie ourselves
in knots just trying to do the simplest things: love and be loved
in return. A knockout." --Rufi Thorpe, author of Dear Fang, With
Love
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