The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
by James McBride
Taste attributes: historicaldramamysteryslowwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryunlikely connectionshuman spirit/resilience/survival
Boxlist takeExpect a stirring, realistic historical novel, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.6 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- Author
- James McBride
- Published
- 2023
- Pages
- 561
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- Open Library
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