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About This Book:

Title: The Book of Ruth

Other Available Formats:
Hardcover, 1988
Paperback, 1990
Hardcover, 1996
Hardcover, 1997
Prebinding, 1999

Synopsis
A big-hearted, small-town girl must cope with poverty and a crazy alcoholic husband, but overcomes her troubles with uncommon courage.

Details
Language:        English

Size
Weight:        0.4 Pounds
Height:         7.5 Inches
Width:          4 Inches
Thickness:    1.3 Inches



Publisher Notes
First Line: What it begins with, I know finally, is the kernel of meanness in people's hearts.
"I learned slowly, that if you don't look at the world with perfect vision, you 're bound to get yourself cooked." Having come within an inch of her life, Ruth Dahl is determined to take a good look at it-- to figure out whether, in fact, she's to blame for the mess. Pegged the loser in a small-town family that doesn't have much going for it in the first place, Ruth grows up in the shadow of her brilliant brother, trying to hold her own in a world of poverty and hard edges. Matt's brain is his ticket out of Honey Creek. Ruth, without options, cleaves instead to her tough, half-crazy mother, May, and eventually to Ruby, the sweet but slightly deranged young man she loves, marries, and supports. When the precarious household erupts in violence, Ruth is the only one who can piece their story together-- and she gets at the truth in a manner at once ferocious, hilarious, and heartbreaking. In this powerful, incandescent novel, Jane Hamilton has worked a miracle: she has given voice to a young woman you have passed on the street a thousand times. Perhaps you have never noticed her, but the next time you see her, you will know who she is. Passionate in her commitment to life, Ruth is a stunning testament to the human capacity for mercy, compassion, and love. "The Book of Ruth" is a magnificent audio experience.



Industry Reviews
"A book is like a special package all wrapped up for me...it's a wonderful gift I can't wait to open."
"Ruth, with the freshest tongue since Huck Finn's, has a shrewish mother she hates, a deranged husband she loves, a God that fails her, a job that is poison to her soul--and, with it all, an earthy sense of humor and a passion for home truths."


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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Book of Ruth and it was written by Jane Hamilton. This edition of The Book of Ruth is in a Audio format. This books publish date is January 1997 and it has a suggested retail price of $23. There are pages in the book and it was published by Simon & Schuster Audioworks. The 10 digit ISBN is 067157647X and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780671576479. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.