Ruth

Kate Riley

Ruth is raised in a snow globe of Christian communism, a world without private property, television, or tolerance for idle questions. Every morning she braids her hair and wears the same costume, sings the same breakfast song in a family room identical to every other family room in the community; every one of these moments is meant to be a prayer, but to Ruth they remain puzzles. Her life is seen in glimpses through childhood, marriage, and motherhood, as she tries to manage her own perilous curiosity in a community built on holy mystery. Is she happy? Might this in fact be happiness? Ruth immerses us in an experience that challenges our most fervent beliefs.

Author(s): Riley, Kate
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 21/08/2025
Pagination: 256 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Doubleday
Published By: Doubleday
Book Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction|Christian & quasi-Christian cults & sects|Marxism & Communism|Narrative theme: Coming of age|Narrative theme: Coming of age|Religious & spiritual fiction
Dimensions: 222x141x23
Weight: 358
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780857529886