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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

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A Pennsylvania Small-Town Historical Saga of Chicken Hill, Black & Jewish Alliances, and Secrets

In 1972, construction workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, unearth a human skeleton buried at the bottom of a well, re-opening long-buried secrets in the historic neighborhood of Chicken Hill. Decades earlier in the 1920s and 1930s, Chicken Hill served as a close-knit sanctuary where Black families and Jewish European immigrants lived side-by-side on the margins of white society.

At the center of the neighborhood is Chona Ludlow, the compassionate owner of the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, and her theater-owner husband Moshe. When racist local officials seek to institutionalize Dodo, a young deaf Black orphan boy, Chona and her neighbors unite to hide him from state authorities.

Why You’ll Love This Book

National Book Award-winner James McBride crafts a heartwarming, character-driven historical novel celebrating community resilience and solidarity. Essential reading for fans of Colson Whitehead, Ann Patchett, and Barbara Kingsolver.

Book Details

ISBN: 9780593622946

Binding: Hardcover

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Publisher: Penguin

Pages: 385

Author:

  • James McBride

Language: English

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