{"product_id":"the-heaven-earth-grocery-store-9781399620406","title":"The Heaven  Earth Grocery Store","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e''I loved this book'' \u003cb\u003eBONNIE GARMUS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A generous, compassionate book about the power of love and community'' \u003cb\u003eLOUISE KENNEDY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I can''t recommend this one highly enough '' \u003cb\u003eHARLAN COBEN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''THIS is his best book'' \u003cb\u003eANN PATCHETT\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBARACK OBAMA''S BOOK OF THE YEAR PICK\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAMAZON.COM #1 BOOK OF THE YEAR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOOK OF THE YEAR IN: THE \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTIME MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHARPER''S BAZAAR\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOPRAH DAILY\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eWASHINGTON POST\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2023 KIRKUS FICTION PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 Am\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved this book. An intricate weaving of race and prejudice told with heart and hope\u003c\/b\u003e * BONNIE GARMUS, author of LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI keep thinking every time I read one of his books, 'That's his best book.' No. THIS is his best book\u003c\/b\u003e * Ann Patchett *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI loved this. A generous, compassionate book about the power of love and community against corruption and bigotry. It's also a lot of fun\u003c\/b\u003e * Louise Kennedy, author of TRESPASSES *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is one of those novels that becomes a part of you. It's a great book. Every character is rich; every detail is rich. I can't recommend this one highly enough\u003c\/b\u003e * Harlan Coben *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEpic . . . Glorious. An uplifting tale of kindness and community\u003c\/b\u003e * Observer *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel . . . a charming, smart, heart-blistering and heart-healing novel\u003c\/b\u003e * Danez Smith, New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWonderful . . . McBride is a fabulous talent, and expertly marshals a vast array of characters with a polyphony of voices\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShouldn't we just get it over with and declare McBride this decade's Great American Novelist?\u003c\/b\u003e * Los Angeles Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMcBride looks squarely at savage truths about race and prejudice, but he also insists on humour and hope.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Heaven \u0026amp; Earth Grocery Store\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is one of the best novels I've read this year\u003c\/b\u003e * Maureen Corrigan, NPR Fresh Air *\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e With his eccentric, larger-than-life characters and outrageous scenes of spliced tragedy and comedy, 'Dickensian' is not too grand a description for his novels, but the term is ultimately too condescending and too Anglican. The melodrama that McBride spins is wholly his own, steeped in our country's complex racial tensions and alliances. Surely, the time is not too far distant when we'll refer to other writers' hypnotically entertaining stories as McBridean . . . We all need - we all\u003ci\u003e deserve\u003c\/i\u003e - this vibrant, love-affirming novel that bounds over any difference that claims to separate us\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Ron Charles, Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMcBride entertains us and shows us both the beauty and the ugliness of humanity\u003c\/b\u003e * NPR *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMcBride's pages burst with life . . . This endlessly rich saga highlights the different ways in which people look out for one another \u003c\/b\u003e * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe interlocking destinies of McBride's characters make for tense, absorbing drama and, at times, warm, humane comedy. . . If it's possible for America to have a poet laureate, why can't James McBride be its storyteller-in-chief?\u003c\/b\u003e * Kirkus, Starred Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMcBride is an acknowledged master of high-resolution historical fiction, peppered with wit and insight\u003c\/b\u003e * Goodreads *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny, tender, knockabout, gritty and suspenseful, McBride's microcosmic, socially critiquing and empathic novel dynamically celebrates difference, kindness, ingenuity and the force that compels us to move heaven and earth to help each other\u003c\/b\u003e * Booklist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's hard to imagine anyone being able to write to the caliber of Toni Morrison and Edward P. Jones, but James McBride does just that\u003c\/b\u003e * Dallas Morning News *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA modern-day Mark Twain\u003c\/b\u003e * New York Times Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMesmerizing, moving, almost magical . . . a miracle of storytelling that will leave you laughing and crying\u003c\/b\u003e * The Associated Press *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRevolutionary\u003c\/b\u003e * Slate *","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48738908995927,"sku":"9781399620406","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-heaven-earth-grocery-store-9781399620406","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}