James McBride – Mike Wilson https://mikewilsonwriter.com Writing in the post-truth world Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:51:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 177517995 Book Review – The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, by James McBride https://mikewilsonwriter.com/2024/04/21/book-review-the-heaven-and-earth-grocery-store-by-james-mcbride/ https://mikewilsonwriter.com/2024/04/21/book-review-the-heaven-and-earth-grocery-store-by-james-mcbride/#respond Mon, 22 Apr 2024 00:48:20 +0000 https://mikewilsonwriter.com/?p=2978

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store is the title of National Book Award winner James McBride’s newest novel and the center of the fictional universe he creates in 1920s Pottsville, Pennsylvania, where Blacks and Jews live side by side. Interconnected plots peopled with memorable characters illustrate cultures specific to race and ethnicity and community that transcends both in a world where people can be selfish or generous, evil or heroic. Here’s what Kirkus Reviews says:

https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/james-mcbride/the-heaven-earth-grocery-store/

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