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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

by James McBride
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

Tender, suspenseful portrait of a forgotten community

This feels like the kind of novel people finish with full hearts and a little ache. James McBride brings Chicken Hill so vividly to life that its neighbors, secrets, and loyalties feel personal, while the mystery of the skeleton quietly pulls you forward. If you love stories where community becomes the real hero, this is a deeply rewarding read.

  • National Jewish Book Award for Book Club Award (2023)
  • PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2024)
  • Ohioana Book Award for Fiction (2024)
  • NAIBA Book of the Year for Fiction (2024)
  • Kirkus Prize for Fiction (2023)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2023)
  • NAACP Image Award Nominee for Fiction (2024)
  • Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Finalist (2024)
  • The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books Nominee for Shortlist (2024)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2025)
  • Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Award (2023)
  • Libby Award for Best Adult Fiction (2024)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

by James McBride
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ISBN: 9780593854051
Authors: James McBride
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Date of Publication: 2024-07-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mystery/Crime/Thriller
Related Topics: Crime, Suspense, Race, Thriller, Mystery
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 331091 readers)

Description

In 1972, when workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, were digging the foundations for a new development, the last thing they expected to find was a skeleton at the bottom of a well. Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, the dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. As these characters' stories overlap and deepen, it becomes clear how much the people who live on the margins struggle and what they must do to survive. When the truth is finally revealed about what happened on Chicken Hill and the part the town's white establishment played in it, McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community—heaven and earth—that sustain us.
 

Tender, suspenseful portrait of a forgotten community

This feels like the kind of novel people finish with full hearts and a little ache. James McBride brings Chicken Hill so vividly to life that its neighbors, secrets, and loyalties feel personal, while the mystery of the skeleton quietly pulls you forward. If you love stories where community becomes the real hero, this is a deeply rewarding read.

  • National Jewish Book Award for Book Club Award (2023)
  • PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Nominee for Longlist (2024)
  • Ohioana Book Award for Fiction (2024)
  • NAIBA Book of the Year for Fiction (2024)
  • Kirkus Prize for Fiction (2023)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Historical Fiction (2023)
  • NAACP Image Award Nominee for Fiction (2024)
  • Aspen Words Literary Prize Nominee for Finalist (2024)
  • The Rooster -- The Morning News Tournament of Books Nominee for Shortlist (2024)
  • Dublin Literary Award Nominee (2025)
  • Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Award (2023)
  • Libby Award for Best Adult Fiction (2024)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.