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The Book of Ruth : A Novel by Jane Hamilton (1989, Trade Paperback)

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Type
Novel
ISBN
9780385265706
Book Title
Book of Ruth : a Novel
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Item Length
8 in
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 Weight
10 oz
Item Width
5.2 in
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
10 oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
89-038241
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
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
813.5/4
Synopsis
Winner of the 1989 PEN/Hemingway Foundation Awardfor best first novel, this exquisite bookconfronts real-life issues of alienation and violencefrom which the author creates a stunning testamentto the human capacity for mercy, compassion andlove., Winner of the 1989 PEN/Hemingway Foundation Awardfor best first novel, this exquisite bookconfronts real-life issues of alienation and violencefrom which the author creates a stunning testamentto the human capacity for mercy, compassion andlove."
LC Classification Number
PS3558.A4428B66 1990
Copyright Date
1988
ebay_catalog_id
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    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!!

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