The heaven and earth grocery store (by James McBride)

(Amazon UK link) I had never heard of James McBride. Most likely I would never have picked up his novel ‘The heaven and earth grocery store’. But it was allocated for this month’s book club, so I bought it second-hand when I was in the UK last year. I had no idea what to expect when I started it a few days ago. The cover (and, indeed, the title) imply something light-hearted, perhaps amusing in places. That's quite misleading, as I quickly discovered. 
Nor was I enlightened about the story in the ...