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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - James McBride

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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - James McBride

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Join us for friendly, laid-back discussion over a drink!
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The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store - James McBride
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.

Good to know:

  • Booze & Book Club has been meeting since 2016! Check us out on Facebook (stpeteboozeandbook) or Meetup (St. Pete Booze & Book Club)
  • Groups of 3-12 are typical - look for the folks with books in hand.
  • Anyone 21+ is welcome to join.
    Membership is free. Drinks are on you.
  • Didn't finish the book? That's ok, we don't give grades.
  • You won't find discussion prompts or presentations here, but feel free to bring your burning questions, underlines, and dog-ears to the table!

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