The kindest lie
(Large Print)

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New York: HarperCollins, 2021.
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Large Print
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[First edition?], Large print edition.
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502 pages
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Wasatch County Library - Large Print - First Floor
F Johnson
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Published
New York: HarperCollins, 2021.
Edition
[First edition?], Large print edition.
Language
English

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"A promise could betray you. It's 2008, and the rise of 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 abandoned--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. Returning home, Ruth discovers the Indiana factory town of her youth is plagued by unemployment, racism, and despair. While her family is happy to see her, they remind her of the painful sacrifices to give Ruth a shot at a better future--like the comfortable middle-class life she now enjoys. Determined, Ruth begins digging into the past. As she uncovers burning secrets her family desperately wants to hide, she unexpectedly befriends Midnight, a young white boy who is also adrift and looking for connection. When a traumatic incident strains the town's already searing racial tensions, Ruth and Midnight find themselves on a collision course that could upend both their lives. The Kindest Lie examines the heartbreaking divide between black and white communities and plumbs the emotional depths of the struggles faced by ordinary Americans in the wake of the financial crisis. Capturing the profound racial injustices and class inequalities roiling society, Nancy Johnson's debut novel offers an unflinching view of motherhood in contemporary America and the never-ending quest to achieve the American Dream."--

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Johnson, N. E. (2021). The kindest lie ([First edition?]). HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Johnson, Nancy E.. 2021. The Kindest Lie. HarperCollins.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Johnson, Nancy E.. The Kindest Lie HarperCollins, 2021.

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Johnson, Nancy E.. The Kindest Lie [First edition?], HarperCollins, 2021.

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