Life Long Learning: Brunch and Book Discussion of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, James McBride

Life Long Learning event: Brunch and book discussion of The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride. James McBride is set to receive 2024 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction. James McBride’s The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store opens with the discovery of a skeleton in a well in a small town. This introduction to the Chicken Hill area of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, sets up a sense of mystery as the narrative jumps back nearly 50 years to explore the town, its secrets and its people. Chicken Hill is a vibrant community of immigrants, Jewish and black people, resulting in a mix of characters with intertwined lives and shared histories.

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