Mira T. Lee’s debut novel, Everything Here Is Beautiful, counters that harmful stereotype with her sensitive portrayal of Lucia, a vivacious, intelligent, and creative woman afflicted with an illness about whose diagnosis “doctors could never agree, whether it was schizophrenia or bipolar disorder or something on the spectrum in between.” 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. 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. “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 … ... From here one can watch the rats and the silhouette of the Cathedral in the distance. The shower is beautiful. Buy this book. “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. 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. 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. 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. Everything Here Is Beautiful Overview. Viking/Dorman, $26 (368p) ISBN 978-0-7352-2196-3. “Everything here is beautiful. At the heart of this story is Lucia - a sister, mother, and woman who struggles with mental illness. You are beautiful. 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. When we first moved here, I found a cockroach laying on its back in the corner of the purple room. 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. 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. The coffee. At the heart of this story is Lucia - a sister, mother, and woman who struggles with mental illness. 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