The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

Name: The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Brand: Orion Publishing Co
SKU: 9781399620413
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‘I loved this book’ Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry

By James McBride

3.98

( 223,082 ratings, 23,837 reviews)

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride dives into a vibrant community of immigrants and African Americans living in a Pennsylvania neighbourhood. The story revolves around the titular grocery store and its role as a hub for the hopes, struggles, and interconnected lives of the residents, highlighting themes of friendship, resilience, and the quest for belonging.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

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

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"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

THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER

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

WINNER OF THE 2023 KIRKUS FICTION PRIZE

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.

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride masterfully unveils a tale of resilience, love, and the enduring power of community in the face of adversity.

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride is highly praised for its intricate narrative and richly developed characters. Reviewers highlight its profound exploration of race and prejudice, emphasising themes of love, community, and hope. The novel is acclaimed for its wit, heart, and the powerful, uplifting storytelling that is both humorous and deeply moving.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781399620413

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 08 August 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 36.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 400

Collections

Fiction General Fiction James McBride Literary Fiction

About the Author

James McBride is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Oprah's Book Club selection Deacon King Kong, the National Book Award-winning The Good Lord Bird, the million-copy-bestselling memoir The Colour of Water, the novels Song Yet Sung and Miracle at St. Anna, the story collection Five-Carat Soul, and Kill 'Em and Leave, a biography of James Brown. The recipient of a National Humanities Medal and an accomplished musician, McBride is also a distinguished writer in residence at New York University.