The Kindest Lie: A Novel

Recommended by O Magazine<\/em> * GMA * Elle<\/em> * Marie Claire<\/em> * Good Housekeeping<\/em> * NBC News * Shondaland <\/em>* Chicago Tribune<\/em> * Woman's Day <\/em>* Refinery 29 * Bustle * The Millions * New York Post * Parade<\/em> * Hello! Magazine<\/em> * PopSugar<\/em> * and more!<\/strong><\/p>

?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>

\"A fantastic story...well-written, timely, and oh-so-memorable.\"?Good Morning America<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

?The Kindest Lie<\/em> is a layered, complex exploration of race and class.\" ?The Washington Post<\/em><\/strong><\/p>

Every family has its secrets...<\/em><\/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>

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 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.<\/p>

Powerful and unforgettable, The Kindest Lie<\/em> is the story of an American family and reveals the secrets we keep and the promises we make to protect one another.<\/p><\/P>"