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Little Fires Everywhere is the latest novel from bestelling author, Celeste Ng. 'Everyone who had read the book would think they knew what was coming - I wondered if we could somehow manage to surprise them while still maintaining the spirit of the ending they so loved,' Tigelaar said.Summary of Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng | Conversation Starters Swapping who starts the fire was something Tigelaar thought about from the beginning. That said, though, the decision to have the other Richardsons - and not Izzy - start the fire is a distinct deviation from the novel. In Celeste Ng's book, Izzy is never interrupted in her bedroom, and Little Fires Everywhere showrunner Liz Tigelaar noted in her Glamour essay that Ng's development makes sense because Izzy's an impulsive and suffering teen. But the writers of the Hulu series changed the ending, giving Izzy's siblings the chance to find a fresh start. Some TV shows ignore the books they're based on, but Hulu's Little Fires Everywhere remains pretty faithful to the source material. And in the most surprising move, Elena takes the fall for her children's arson. The rest of the Richardson children, however, are unable to let go of their mother's confession and decide to finish what Izzy started by setting the house on fire.

She grabs her bag, ignoring her siblings' pleas to stay, and marches off into the night. The declaration ripples through the room and marks Izzy's breaking point. The two pack their things, but Mia leaves behind her final project: a model of Shaker Heights depicting the town's history of racism and segregation.

Pearl arrives home, but the once-doting Elena hardly has time for her, and the young Warren understands her mother was right all along. Mia reveals it was Lexie's procedure, and upon hearing the truth, Elena demands the Warrens leave her rental home that night. Later, Elena arrives to gloat about her friend's custody battle win and knowledge of 'Pearl's' abortion. Recounting a drive through the country after her parents disowned her while she was pregnant with Pearl, Mia tells Izzy that after seeing a prairie fire, she realized that 'sometimes you have to scorch everything to start over.' After Bebe cries herself to sleep, the youngest Richardson and her mentor talk about Mia's past and the emotional destruction that comes with losing a child. Bebe is devastated, and Mia is comforting her when Izzy shows up. Things take another turn for Mia after she learns that Elena's friend Linda won the custody battle for Bebe's child.

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