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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

By: James McBride
Narrated by: Dominic Hoffman
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 WATERSTONES FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR OCTOBER 2024
THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER
BARACK OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK
AMAZON.COM NO.1 BOOK OF THE YEAR

'I loved this book' BONNIE GARMUS
'A generous, compassionate book about the power of love and community' LOUISE KENNEDY
'I can't recommend this one highly enough ' HARLAN COBEN
'THIS is his best book' ANN PATCHETT

In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighbourhood where Jewish immigrants and African Americans lived side by side through the 1920s and '30s.

In this novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them, James McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community - heaven and earth - that sustain us.©2023 James McBride (P)2023 Penguin Random House Audio LLC Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Small Town & Rural
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Lovely wholesome story on the strength of love, loyalty and seeing people for who they are not what colour their skin is or their originates.

How many stories become one big story.

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I started on paperback for book club and I was getting very lost but I decided to continue on audio and I’m glad I did because the performance really helped and it’s a book that you should read, although it’s very hard at times. Left me in tears in the end but I’m grateful for it! 💕

Heavy but worth the read!

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Outstanding narration of a very sharp, insightful & articulate book. The Great American Story of unlikely friendships. Wonderful book.

Fabulous mystery crime story

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This is my first of James McBride’s books. I thoroughly enjoyed and will now definitely read some of his backlist which has been tempting me for some time

Very sad

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This is a wonderful and important story about American history around the 1939’s and the way different groups of immigrants live together. There’s much racism and prejudice but also tolerance and love. The characters are memorable and the narrator does an impressive job differentiating them.

Marvellous listen

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I found this book a little hard to get into but wow it’s worth it. A deeply moving and warm book set in an era where the American psyche is embedded. The characters are so true.

Warmth compassion resilience

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Very well written and great book. I enjoyed reading it and the Carathers are great.

Great story very emocional

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I loved listening to this - a beautiful voice for a book that developed slowly but resolved satisfyingly with all seemingly red herrings being revealed as important. Women’s roles woven well throughout without sinking to stereotypes. I did wonder about the repetition of some words and phrases which felt unnecessary but decided it was a deliberate literary technique. Highly recommended.

The development of empathy for otherness

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James McBride is a masterful storyteller. Richly rounded characters drift in and out of an epic tale highlighting all the many forms of love.

Wonderful!

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The characters felt real and the storyline was interesting. I have also learnt a little more about the history and geography of the area.

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store

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