He is your example of what a man should be. ' little girl needed a daddy: the first man she would ever try to impress.one who would set the bar so high that no other man could reach it.' What do you think of this statement? Here are some of the comments posted about The Kindest Lie. Please be aware that this discussion guide may contain spoilers! Just as Ruth is about to uncover a burning secret her family desperately wants to keep hidden, a traumatic incident strains the town's already searing racial tensions, sending Ruth and Midnight on a collision course that could upend both their lives. As she begins digging into the past, she unexpectedly befriends Midnight, a young white boy who is also adrift and looking for connection. Returning home, Ruth discovers the Indiana factory town of her youth is plagued by unemployment, racism, and despair. She had promised her family she'd never look back, but Ruth knows that to move forward, she must make peace with the past.

She has never gotten over the baby she gave birth to-and was forced to leave behind-when she was a teenager. He's eager to start a family, but Ruth is uncertain.

In Chicago, Ruth Tuttle, an Ivy-League educated Black engineer, is married to a kind and successful man. It's 2008, and the inauguration of President Barack Obama ushers in a new kind of hope. Named a Most Anticipated book by O Magazine * GMA * Elle * Marie Claire * Good Housekeeping * NBC News * Shondaland * Chicago Tribune * Woman's Day * Refinery 29 * Bustle * The Millions * New York Post * Parade * Hello! Magazine * PopSugar * and more!

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