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The Kindest Lie

A Novel

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The Kindest Lie

De: Nancy Johnson
Narrado por: Shayna Small
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The opening of Nancy Johnson’s debut, The Kindest Lie, feels somewhat familiar. It’s election night 2008. The country is struggling in many of the same ways we are today, yet Barack Obama’s election helped usher in a sense of hope for better days to come. So as Ruth and Xavier host a watch party at their home on Chicago’s South Side, the giddiness and joy of the young Black couple is a feeling I remember very well. Living the quote-unquote American Dream, Ruth and her husband seem to have it all—except for a child of their own. Unknown to Xavier, Ruth gave birth when she was 17. Haunted by memories, Ruth travels home to Ganton, Indiana to search for the baby boy she left behind. Shayna Small’s moving performance renders Ruth’s story with care, as she explores what it means to be a mother and the surprising bond she forms with Midnight, an 11-year-old White boy who ultimately brings her closer to her son. Small creates lively and distinct voices for the entire cast, painting a vivid portrait of Ruth’s small midwestern town as she tries to make sense of her troubled past in order to protect the brighter future she so desperately craves. —[Margaret H., Audible Editor]

Wholesome Story • Emotional Depth • Excellent Narration • Thought-provoking Themes • Engaging Plot • Soothing Voice

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its a love story of life with all of the beauty and pain. I loved the juxtaposing of a modern educated black women going back to her roots looking for answers to help her live her truth. expect to cry and laugh and cry again in relief as all characters find their safe space in this crazy world where BLMatters is such a needed battle cry for equality.

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I understand perfectly what the book was all about but I felt slightly cheated that midnight would not get a better ending. Perhaps the implication was that Ruth would do something for him. But it was not expressed and I missed having hope for this young child

Almost Enough

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The Kindest Lie starts in Chicago on the night in 2008 when Obama was elected to be President.
Ruth and Xavier are a young, successful couple excited to see the first black man elected to be President. With all the hope for the future, Xavier wants to start a family. Little does he know, Ruth gave birth to a baby when she was 17 in 1997 that was immediately taken from her and put up for adoption. When Ruth comes clean about her secret, she realizes she wants to know what became of her baby. However, what will she risk to find him ?

There were so many layers to The Kindest Lie - it was a fabulous book club pick, so much to unpack. So much could be said about society and race and class and motherhood and how the circumstances people find themselves in can be so vast and varying. The teen pregnancy, giving a child up for adoption, the choices her grandmother made for Ruth, and her sort of stunted development in relationships afterward especially as relating to her husband Xavier. The complexity of the familial relationships—both Ruth’s and the others presented in the story--were so well written and developed. 
Something that stood out to me was the way that Nancy Johnson paired the friendship between Midnight and Corey, juxtaposing the two 11 year old boys.  Their characters tell two different stories of boyhood, one white and one Black, exemplifying the stark difference between the two. 

A fascinating listen with lots to ponder on !

Great audiobook !

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This story was great from beginning to end. Ruth was just a child when she got pregnant and her grandmother did what she thought was right. Her grandmother wanted her to have a chance at a good life and she knew that a baby may have prevented that. But the way that she handled the adoption wasn’t right at all.
The one thing that I didn’t like was how Ruth didn’t let her husband know what all was happening. I’m sure that he would’ve supported her.

Great Story

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