Facing Divides in “The Kindest Lie” – Chicago Review of Books

Facing Divides in “The Kindest Lie” – Chicago Review of Books

[ad_1] In Nancy Johnson’s debut novel, The Kindest Lie, a story of desire and identity unfolds around a young, Yale-educated Black chemical engineer named Ruth. Her story, told with attention and sincerity, is not a simple narrative of homecoming. Rather, Ruth, who returns to her Indiana hometown in the midst of an economic depression, comes … Read more