The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
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In 1972, workers digging foundations in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, unearthed a skeleton from the bottom of a well—a discovery that unearthed long-held secrets in the neighborhood of Chicken Hill. Here, immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side, sharing ambitions and sorrows. It was here that Moshe and Chona Ludlow lived, and where Chona ran the Heaven & Earth Grocery Store. When the state sought to institutionalize a deaf boy, Chona and Nate Timblin, a respected Black leader, conspired to protect him. As their stories intertwine, the struggles of those living on the margins of white, Christian America become clear. When the truth of what happened on Chicken Hill and the role of the town's white establishment is finally revealed, McBride shows that love and community—heaven and earth—are what sustain us, even in dark times.
Publication date
August 8, 2023
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4.4/5
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400
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English
Publisher
Riverhead Books
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