The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store – James McBride
Author: James McBride
Publisher: Riverhead Books / (Insert your edition)
Format: Paperback / Hardcover
Language: English
Genre: Literary Fiction | Historical Fiction | American Literature
🛒 A Small Store, A Big Heart — A Story About Love, Justice & Belonging
From James McBride, the National Book Award-winning author of The Good Lord Bird, comes The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store — a deeply moving, richly layered novel that explores how a small community holds together in the face of prejudice, secrets, and history.
Set in a 1950s Pennsylvania neighborhood, the novel begins when a skeleton is discovered at the bottom of a well. From there, it unravels a story about immigrants, outcasts, and unlikely friendships, centered around a humble Jewish-owned grocery store that becomes a safe haven for those society forgets.
This is America told from the margins—tender, funny, tragic, and unforgettable.