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. Viking/Dorman, $26 (368p) ISBN 978-0-7352-2196-3. “Everything here is beautiful. Mira T. Lee's newest novel Everything Here Is Beautiful tells the story of a complicated and deeply bound family. “Everything Here Is Beautiful is a remarkable debut about two sisters and the strength of their bond. 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. 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. The children heard singing the chorus of the song, using the hymn, "Jesus Loves the Little Children", are from the Oak Hill Elementary School in Nashville, Tennessee. Everything Here Is Beautiful Mira T. Lee. At the heart of this story is Lucia - a sister, mother, and woman who struggles with mental illness. "Everything Is Beautiful" is a song written, composed, and performed by Ray Stevens. ... From here one can watch the rats and the silhouette of the Cathedral in the distance. Everything Here Is Beautiful Overview. Classifying Mira T. Lee’s energetic debut novel, Everything Here Is Beautiful, as a story about sisterhood is inadequate at best and misleading at worst.The novel involves a sisterly relationship, certainly, as two of the narrating characters are sisters, but the fabric of the novel isn’t primarily of one color. Told in alternating points of view, Everything Here Is Beautiful is, at its heart, the story of 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 … You are beautiful. Buy this book. It has appeared on many of Stevens's albums, including one named after the song, and has become a pop standard and common in religious performances. The shower is beautiful. The coffee. Mira T. Lee's debut novel, Everything Here is Beautiful, was selected as a Top 10 Debut and Indie Next Pick by the American Booksellers Association, and named a Best Fiction title of 2018 by Amazon, O Magazine, Real Simple, and the Goodreads Readers Choice Awards. “Everything Here Is Beautiful is a remarkable debut about two sisters and the strength of their bond. Through a network of narrative voices and perspectives, Lee explores the complex relationship between the individual's desire for personal fulfillment and her profound obligations to her family. At the heart of this story is Lucia - a sister, mother, and woman who struggles with mental illness. 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