The Kindest Lie A Novel

Nancy Johnson

eBook - 2021

Recommended by O Magazine * GMA * Elle * Marie Claire * Good Housekeeping * NBC News * Shondaland * Chicago Tribune * Woman's Day * Refinery 29 * Bustle * The Millions * New York Post * Parade * Hello! Magazine * PopSugar * and more!"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 PostEvery family has its secrets...It's 2008, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama ushers in a new kind of hope. In Chicago, Rut...h 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... more