The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store: A Novel

The Heav­en & Earth Gro­cery Store: A Nov­el by James McBride is a com­pelling sto­ry set in a small, racial­ly seg­re­gat­ed town in the 1940s. The nov­el cen­ters around a mys­te­ri­ous mur­der at a local gro­cery store, reveal­ing the lives of the diverse com­mu­ni­ty mem­bers who are con­nect­ed by the store’s role as a gath­er­ing place. Through rich char­ac­ters and vivid sto­ry­telling, McBride explores themes of race, com­mu­ni­ty, secrets, and the impact of his­to­ry on per­son­al lives.