{"product_id":"the-kindest-lie-a-novel-by-nancy-johnson","title":"The Kindest Lie: A Novel by Nancy Johnson (Preloved-Like New)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis book is in preloved condition, which means someone else enjoyed it before you. Because it's in Like New condition, you probably won't even notice anything different other than a great discounted price!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecommended by O Magazine * GMA * Elle * Marie Claire * Good Housekeeping * NBC News * Shondaland * Chicago Tribune * Woman's Day * Refinery 29 * Bustle * The Millions * New York Post * Parade * Hello! Magazine * PopSugar * and more!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The Kindest Lie is a deep dive into how we define family, what it means to be a mother, and what it means to grow up Black...beautifully crafted.” —JODI PICOULT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A fantastic story...well-written, timely, and oh-so-memorable.\"—Good Morning America\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The Kindest Lie is a layered, complex exploration of race and class.\" —The Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery family has its secrets...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s 2008, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama ushers in a new kind of hope. In Chicago, Ruth Tuttle, an Ivy-League educated Black engineer, is married to a kind and successful man. He’s eager to start a family, but Ruth is uncertain. She has never gotten over the baby she gave birth to—and was forced to leave behind—when she was a teenager. She had promised her family she’d never look back, but Ruth knows that to move forward, she must make peace with the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReturning home, Ruth discovers the Indiana factory town of her youth is plagued by unemployment, racism, and despair. As she begins digging into the past, she unexpectedly befriends Midnight, a young white boy who is also adrift and looking for connection. Just as Ruth is about to uncover a burning secret her family desperately wants to keep hidden, a heart-stopping incident strains the town’s already searing racial tensions, sending Ruth and Midnight on a collision course that could upend both their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePowerful and unforgettable, The Kindest Lie is the story of an American family and reveals the secrets we keep and the promises we make to protect one another.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Heather \u0026 Pine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46970914242732,"sku":"9780063005648","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/1683\/0124\/files\/9780063005648.jpg?v=1787162263","url":"https:\/\/heatherandpinebooks.com\/products\/the-kindest-lie-a-novel-by-nancy-johnson","provider":"Heather \u0026 Pine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}