The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER by James McBride (WINNER OF THE 2023 KIRKUS FICTION PRIZE)

BARACK OBAMA'S BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK

AMAZON.COM #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR

BOOK OF THE YEAR IN: THE GUARDIAN, NEW YORKER, NEW YORK TIMES, TIME MAGAZINE, HARPER'S BAZAAR, OPRAH DAILY AND WASHINGTON POST

From the bestselling, National Book Award-winning, Oprah Book Club-picked, Barack Obama favourite James McBride, a must-read novel about small-town secrets and the people who keep them

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 immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows.

As the story moves back in time to the 1930s and the characters' stories overlap and deepen, it becomes clear how much the people who live on the margins struggle and what they must do to survive. When the truth is finally revealed about what happened on Chicken Hill, McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community - heaven and earth - that sustain us.

Reviews

Epic . . . Glorious. An uplifting tale of kindness and community ― Observer

A murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel . . . a charming, smart, heart-blistering and heart-healing novel ― Danez Smith, New York Times Book Review

Wonderful . . . McBride is a fabulous talent, and expertly marshals a vast array of characters with a polyphony of voices ― Mail on Sunday

Shouldn't we just get it over with and declare McBride this decade's Great American Novelist? ― Los Angeles Times

McBride looks squarely at savage truths about race and prejudice, but he also insists on humour and hope.The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store is one of the best novels I've read this year ― Maureen Corrigan, NPR Fresh Air

Hardcover Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ W&N (9 Nov. 2023)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 400 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1399620401

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1399620406

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.8 x 3.8 x 24 cm

Trade Paperback Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ W&N; 1st edition (8 Aug. 2023)

Language ‏ : ‎ English

Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages

ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 139962041X

ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1399620413

Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.2 x 3.6 x 23.2 cm