{"product_id":"the-kindest-lie-lp","title":"The Kindest Lie LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended by \u003cem\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e * GMA * \u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003eGood Housekeeping\u003c\/em\u003e * NBC News * \u003cem\u003eShondaland \u003c\/em\u003e* \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003eWoman's Day \u003c\/em\u003e* Refinery 29 * Bustle * The Millions * \u003cem\u003eNew York Post * Parade\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003eHello! Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e * \u003cem\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/em\u003e * and more!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Kindest Lie\u003c\/em\u003e 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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A fantastic story...well-written, timely, and oh-so-memorable.\"--\u003cem\u003eGood Morning America\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Kindest Lie\u003c\/em\u003e is a layered, complex exploration of race and class.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvery family has its secrets...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 2008, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama ushers in a new kind of hope. In Chicago, Ruth 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 over the baby she gave birth to--and was forced to leave behind--when she was a teenager. She had promised her family she'd never look back, but Ruth knows that to move forward, she must make peace with the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReturning home, Ruth discovers the Indiana factory town of her youth is plagued by unemployment, racism, and despair. As she begins digging into the past, she unexpectedly befriends Midnight, a young white boy who is also adrift and looking for connection. Just as Ruth is about to uncover a burning secret her family desperately wants to keep hidden, a heart-stopping incident strains the town's already searing racial tensions, sending Ruth and Midnight on a collision course that could upend both their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePowerful and unforgettable, \u003cem\u003eThe Kindest Lie\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of an American family and reveals the secrets we keep and the promises we make to protect one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohnson, Nancy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eA native of Chicago's South Side, Nancy Johnson worked for more than a decade as an Emmy-nominated, award-winning television journalist at CBS and ABC affiliates nationwide. A graduate of Northwestern University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she lives in downtown Chicago and manages brand communications for a large nonprofit. \u003cem\u003eThe Kindest Lie\u003c\/em\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperLuxe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50440822718738,"sku":"9780063073159","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_669f705b-e7bd-4018-895c-d6ac112aa4d5.jpg?v=1729662641","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-kindest-lie-lp","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}