{"product_id":"the-kindest-lie-a-novel-by-nancy-johnson","title":"The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson (Hardcover)","description":"\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\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\u003cp\u003e\"A fantastic story...well-written, timely, and oh-so-memorable.\"—Good Morning America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The Kindest Lie is a layered, complex exploration of race and class.\" —The Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery family has its secrets...\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\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":"Next Chapter Books \u0026 Bookmobile","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44328338030729,"sku":"SQ6717349","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/6087\/8729\/files\/The_Kindest_Lie_-_Hardcover_-_Front_Cover.jpg?v=1750277298","url":"https:\/\/www.nextchapterbookmobile.com\/products\/the-kindest-lie-a-novel-by-nancy-johnson","provider":"Next Chapter Books \u0026 Bookmobile","version":"1.0","type":"link"}