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A review by madaubosh
The Kindest Lie by Nancy Johnson
4.0
Ruth has achieved the dream. Everything that seemed so impossible growing up in a small town that no one ever managers to escape from. She got out, she went to her dream school and now she's an engineer with an amazing husband to boot. But when her husband starts dreaming of more, of a family, it becomes clear the foundation of this life is anything but sturdy. Ruth is forced to face her past, the traumas she buried and everything she left behind to make her dreams come true.
This book was so touching. It touched on race, social class and the nuance of a family in such an authentic way. I couldn't put this book down. Nancy Johnson wrote in such a way that it was easy to slip into the lives of her characters, to feel their hurts and the weight of their burdens. I picked this book up on a whim and I'm so glad I did. Definitely worth a read.
This book was so touching. It touched on race, social class and the nuance of a family in such an authentic way. I couldn't put this book down. Nancy Johnson wrote in such a way that it was easy to slip into the lives of her characters, to feel their hurts and the weight of their burdens. I picked this book up on a whim and I'm so glad I did. Definitely worth a read.