The Kindest Lie -- Nancy Johnson

<p><strong>Recommended by <em>O Magazine</em> * GMA * <em>Elle</em> * <em>Marie Claire</em> * <em>Good Housekeeping</em> * NBC News * <em>Shondaland </em>* <em>Chicago Tribune</em> * <em>Woman's Day </em>* Refinery 29 * Bustle * The Millions * <em>New York Post * Parade</em> * <em>Hello! Magazine</em> * <em>PopSugar</em> * and more!</strong></p><p><strong>"<em>The Kindest Lie</em> 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</strong></p><p><strong>A fantastic story...well-written, timely, and oh-so-memorable.--<em>Good Morning America</em></strong></p><p><strong>"<em>The Kindest Lie</em> is a layered, complex exploration of race and class. --<em>The Washington Post</em></strong></p><p><em>Every family has its secrets...</em></p><p>It'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.</p><p>Returning 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