• Front cover view of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride centered on a neutral light gray background. Dust jacket is present with mylar cover. Library barcode sticker is present in the top left corner and a "Lucky Day!" library advertisement in the bottom left corner. Cover art is vibrant and intact.
  • Back cover view of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride centered on a neutral light gray background. Dust jacket is present with mylar cover. "Lucky Day!" library advertisement sticker located in the bottom right corner, partially covering the book's barcode.
  • Close-up spine view of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride centered on a neutral light gray background. Spine shows minimal creasing. Pages lay flat.
  • Inside front cover view of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride centered on a neutral light gray background. Library discard stamp in red is on the inside blank cover page.
  • Inside back cover view of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride centered on a neutral light gray background. Pages are crisp and straight.
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James McBride | Historical Fiction

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.

Edition & Specifications

Publisher: Penguin

Pages: 385

Format: Hardcover

Publication Date: 2023

ISBN: 9780593622946

Condition Note:

This is an ex-library copy featuring a vibrant dust jacket protected by a professional mylar cover. Library markings are present, including a barcode and "Lucky Day!" sticker on the front, and a second "Lucky Day!" sticker on the back partially obscuring the book's barcode. The interior contains a red library discard stamp on the front blank page, but the text block remains in excellent shape with crisp, straight pages that lay flat. The spine shows only minimal creasing.

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