The Kindest Lie By Nancy Johnson. Feb. 2021. 336p. Morrow, $27.99 (9780063005631); Morrow, e-book, $27.99 (9780063005655). REVIEW. First published November 1, 2020 (Booklist). Generational secrets, class divides, motherhood, and American life on the edge of political and economic change are all examined in Johnson’s engaging debut. Ruth Tuttle and her husband, Xavier, are young Black professionals living in Chicago just after the election of President Barack Obama in 2008.
