The Kindest Lie

A Novel

De: Nancy Johnson

Narrado por: Shayna Small

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“The Kindest Lie is a deep dive into how we define family, what it means to be a mother, and what it means to grow up Black...beautifully crafted.” —JODI PICOULT

""A fantastic story...well-written, timely, and oh-so-memorable.""—Good Morning America

“The Kindest Lie is a layered, complex exploration of race and class."" —The Washington Post

Every family has its secrets...

It’s 2008, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama ushers in a new kind of hope. In Chicago, Ruth Tuttle, an Ivy-League educated Black engineer, is married to a kind and successful man. He’s eager to start a family, but Ruth is uncertain. She has never gotten over the baby she gave birth to—and was forced to leave behind—when she was a teenager. She had promised her family she’d never look back, but Ruth knows that to move forward, she must make peace with the past.

Returning home, Ruth discovers the Indiana factory town of her youth is plagued by unemployment, racism, and despair. As she begins digging into the past, she unexpectedly befriends Midnight, a young white boy who is also adrift and looking for connection. Just as Ruth is about to uncover a burning secret her family desperately wants to keep hidden, a heart-stopping incident strains the town’s already searing racial tensions, sending Ruth and Midnight on a collision course that could upend both their lives.

Powerful and unforgettable, The Kindest Lie is the story of an American family and reveals the secrets we keep and the promises we make to protect one another.

forgiveness

Life takes you wherever it's supposed to. you don't have a choice on how the world moves.. yet forgiveness you can.. Forgive!

must listen too book

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.

Almost Enough

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

Growing up black in our country

This book has given me some understanding of what it must be like to grow up black in a mostly white society. The author did not shy away from the real problems of life in our country. It was very well done.

Pulled me in!

I was so invested in this story. I liked revisiting Obama Era. And always the difficulty of race is still struggling for a resolution yet to come. A strong storyteller and great narrator!