Every 2nd Tuesday Of The Month
THE HEAVEN & EARTH GROCERY STORE by James McBride
Tuesday December 8 2026 2:00PM
Merrillville
Event Description
Our Circle of Readers will be discussing TheHeaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.
Summary:
1972. Workers in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, digging the foundations for a new development, never expected to find a skeleton at the bottom of a well.
Who the skeleton was and how it got there were two of the long-held secrets kept by the residents of Chicken Hill, a dilapidated neighborhood where immigrant Jews and African Americans lived side by side and shared ambitions and sorrows. As these characters' stories overlap and deepen, it becomes clear how much the people who live on the margins struggle and what they must do to survive.
When the truth is finally revealed, McBride shows us that even in dark times, it is love and community (heaven and earth) that sustain us.
When
2:00PM - 3:00PM
Tuesday December 8 2026
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Where
Meeting Room B
Merrillville
1919 W. 81st St
Merrillville IN 46405
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