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ISBN
9780385265706
Book Title
Book of Ruth : a Novel
Item Length
8 in
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Year
1989
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.8 in
Author
Jane Hamilton
Genre
Fiction
Topic
Sagas, Family Life, General, Literary
Item Width
5.2 in
Item Weight
9 Oz
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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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.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0385265700
ISBN-13
9780385265706
eBay Product ID (ePID)
201764

Product Key Features

Book Title
Book of Ruth : a Novel
Author
Jane Hamilton
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Sagas, Family Life, General, Literary
Publication Year
1989
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
336 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
5.2 in
Item Weight
9 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Ps3558.A4428b66 1990
Reviews
"An American beauty this book…. The narrator of Jane Hamilton's sensational first novel is a holy lusty innocent." Vogue "A sly and wistful, if harrowing, human comedy. Hamilton is a new and original voice in fiction and one well worth listening to." Boston Sunday Globe "Ms. Hamilton gives Ruth a humble dignity and allows her hopebut it's not a heavenly hope. It's a common one, caked with mud and held with gritted teeth. And it's probably the only kind that's worth reading about." The New York Times Book Review "Hamilton's story builds to a shocking crescendo. Her small-town characters are a appealingly offbeat and brushed with grace as any found in Alice Hoffman's or Anne Tyler's novels." Glamour "Jane Hamilton's novel is authentically Dickensian…. The real achievement of this first novel is not so much the blackness as the suggestion of resilience. At the end, Ruth begins to put together her shattered body, spirit and life. Her words are awkward, as they have been all along, but suddenly and unexpectedly they shine." Los Angeles Times "A disturbing and beautiful book." Hilma Wolitzer "An extraordinary story of a family's disintegration…. Will be compared to Jane Smiley'sA Thousand Acres. Astonishingly vivid and moving." People "An enthralling tale of guilt, betrayal, and the terrifying ways of our lives." Entertainment Weekly "Unforgettably, beat by beat, Hamilton maps the best and worst of the human heart and all the mysterious, uncharted country in between." Kirkus Reviews, "An American beauty this book…. The narrator of Jane Hamilton's sensational first novel is a holy lusty innocent." Vogue "A sly and wistful, if harrowing, human comedy. Hamilton is a new and original voice in fiction and one well worth listening to." Boston Sunday Globe "Ms. Hamilton gives Ruth a humble dignity and allows her hopebut it's not a heavenly hope. It's a common one, caked with mud and held with gritted teeth. And it's probably the only kind that's worth reading about." The New York Times Book Review "Hamilton's story builds to a shocking crescendo. Her small-town characters are a appealingly offbeat and brushed with grace as any found in Alice Hoffman's or Anne Tyler's novels." Glamour "Jane Hamilton's novel is authentically Dickensian…. The real achievement of this first novel is not so much the blackness as the suggestion of resilience. At the end, Ruth begins to put together her shattered body, spirit and life. Her words are awkward, as they have been all along, but suddenly and unexpectedly they shine." Los Angeles Times "A disturbing and beautiful book." Hilma Wolitzer "An extraordinary story of a family's disintegration…. Will be compared to Jane Smiley's A Thousand Acres . Astonishingly vivid and moving." People "An enthralling tale of guilt, betrayal, and the terrifying ways of our lives." Entertainment Weekly "Unforgettably, beat by beat, Hamilton maps the best and worst of the human heart and all the mysterious, uncharted country in between." Kirkus Reviews, "A sly and wistful, if  harrowing, human comedy. Hamilton is a new and original  voice in fiction and one well worth listening  to."--Boston Sunday Globe "Ms. Hamilton gives Ruth a humble dignity and  allows her hope--but it's not a heavenly hope. It's a  common one, caked with mud and held with gritted  teeth. And it's probably the only kind that's  worth reading about."--New York Times  Book Review "An  extraordinary story of a family's disintegration... Will  be compared to Jane Smiley's A Thousand  Acres. Astonishingly vivid and  moving."--People "An  enthralling tale of guilt, betrayal, and the  terrifying ways our lives"--Entertainment  Weekly "Unforgettably,  beat by beat, Hamilton maps the best and worst of  the human heart and all the mysterious, uncharted  country in between."--Kirkus  Reviews "Hamilton's story  builds to a shocking crescendo. Her small-town  characters are a appealingly offbeat and brushed with  grace as any found in Alice Hoffman's or Anne  Tyler's novels."--Glamour "An American beauty this book... The narrator of  Jane Hamilton's sensational first novel is a holy  lusty innocent."--Vogue
Copyright Date
1988
Lccn
89-038241
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Dewey Edition
21

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  • This Book Will Move You

    I bought this book because it was an Oprah book and I usually like the books she chooses. I love this book! It is beautifully and simply written and even though its very disturbing at points, the honest way the story is portrayed is what made me want to keep reading. This is a book I've read many times and I recommend it for young adults and up. I also have it on audio book read by Mare Winningham and that is SUPERB! If you like honest, folksy characters, you'll enjoy this book.

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  • Awesome!!!

    This book was SO good! I could hardly put it down. I really liked the way the narrator told the story, it was different than all the others. It makes you really feel the story and without giving anything away, I'll just say it was excellent and if you enjoy fiction novels, you'll love this one. Highly recommend!!

  • Love it!

    I decided to read all the books on Oprah's Book Club list. So far this book is wonderful. You really get into the characters.