The kindest lie: a novel
(CD Audiobook)
Author:
Contributors:
Small, Shayna, narrator.
Published:
New York : HarperAudio, 2021.
Format:
CD Audiobook
Edition:
Unabridged.
Physical Desc:
9 audio discs (11 hr.) : CD audio ; 12 cm
Status:
Description
It's 2008, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama ushers in a new kind of hope. Ruth Tuttle, an Ivy-League educated Black engineer, is married to a kind and successful man who is eager to start a family, but Ruth is uncertain. She knows that to move forward she must make peace with the past. Returning home to her Indiana factory hometown, she finds it plagued by racism, unemployment, and despair. Just as she is about to uncover a burning secret her family wants to keep hidden, a traumatic incident strains the town's already searing racial tensions, sending Ruth on a collision course.
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Location
Call Number
Status
Woodbridge Adult Compact Disc
CD JOHNSON
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781799950394, 1799950395, 9781799950400, 1799950409
Notes
General Note
Compact discs.
Participants/Performers
Performed by Shayna Small.
Description
It's 2008, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama ushers in a new kind of hope. Ruth Tuttle, an Ivy-League educated Black engineer, is married to a kind and successful man who is eager to start a family, but Ruth is uncertain. She knows that to move forward she must make peace with the past. Returning home to her Indiana factory hometown, she finds it plagued by racism, unemployment, and despair. Just as she is about to uncover a burning secret her family wants to keep hidden, a traumatic incident strains the town's already searing racial tensions, sending Ruth on a collision course.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Johnson, N., & Small, S. (2021). The kindest lie: a novel. Unabridged. HarperAudio.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Johnson, Nancy and Shayna, Small. 2021. The Kindest Lie: A Novel. HarperAudio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Johnson, Nancy and Shayna, Small, The Kindest Lie: A Novel. HarperAudio, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Johnson, Nancy and Shayna Small. The Kindest Lie: A Novel. Unabridged. HarperAudio, 2021.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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