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Nancy Johnson

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Born
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Nancy Johnson is the author of the debut novel THE KINDEST LIE, which is available now everywhere books are sold! This is the story of an unlikely connection between an Ivy League-educated Black engineer searching for the son she walked away from and a poor, young white boy who finds himself adrift in a dying Indiana factory town. The novel explores race, class, identity, and the pursuit of the American dream.

The Kindest Lie is a Book of the Month selection, an Amazon Editors' pick, as well as an IndieNext and LibraryReads pick. This novel was reviewed by the LA Times and The Washington Post. It has been named a most anticipated book of 2021 by O, the Oprah Magazine, Shondaland, Marie Claire, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Post, Good Hou ...more

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Average rating: 3.59 · 24,424 ratings · 3,170 reviews · 2 distinct works • Similar authors
The Kindest Lie
3.56 avg rating — 22,828 ratings — published 2021 — 14 editions
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“A lie could be kind to you if you wanted it to be, if you let it.”
― Nancy Johnson, The Kindest Lie
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“What went on in his mind belonged to him, no guardrails, no judgment from the grown-ups, no rules to break, just a private space in a cluttered world that was his and his alone.”
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“For her, love had always been about holding on too tight. She could never get the grip just right.”
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