Book Cover The Book of Ruth

The Book of Ruth

of Jane Hamilton

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3.85 (65181 reviews)
$ 1.46

Description

Winner of the 1989 PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award for best first novel, this exquisite book confronts real-life issues of alienation and violence  from which the author creates a stunning testament  to the human capacity for mercy, compassion and love.

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Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 328 pages
  • Publisher Anchor Books
  • Publication Date December 1st 1989
  • First Publication 11/01/88
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9780385265706
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category Fiction
  • Scenario ['United States of America']

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