Characters
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| Mia Warren (Female)
, Artist
, Enigmatic
, Single mother
, Moves into a quiet suburban town with her teenage daughter; rents a house from Elena |
| Elena Richardson (Female)
, Lives in a suburb where everything is planned; plays by the rules; Mia's landlady; family friends attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby and get involved in a custody battle; becomes suspicious of Mia |
Genre
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| Fiction |
| Domestic |
Topics
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| Neighbors |
| Motherhood |
| Adoption |
| Female friendship |
| Secrets |
| Mothers and daughters |
| Suburban life |
| Single mothers |
| Custody battle |
| Identity |
| Asian Americans |
Setting
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| Cleveland, Ohio - Midwest (U.S.) |
Time Period
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| 2000s -- 21st century |