"Nancy Johnson's The Kindest Lie is a layered, complex exploration of race and class. "A profound look at racial and economic injustices in America." This modern-day depiction of a woman in crisis and what she discovers about what she left behind is well-written, timely, and oh-so-memorable." "A fantastic story of a marriage and what happens when one spouse secretly had a child prior to knowing the other. Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You and Cruel Beautiful World A gloriously written, stunning heart scorcher about who we are and what we could be." Like a heat-seeking missile, her novel hones in on who we think we belong to and why, following the merging lives of Ruth, a black female engineer who seeks out the child she gave away, and Midnight, a young white boy struggling to find his place in the very poverty Ruth managed to escape. "Race, class, family, and secrets are all on a collision course in Johnson's extraordinarily moving, timely read.
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