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Ruth

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This title will be released on 21/08/2025. Pre-order now.

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Ruth Synopsis

In this mesmerizing and profound novel, the arc of a woman's life in a devout, insular community challenges our deepest assumptions about what infuses life with meaning.

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.

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ISBN: 9780857529886
Publication date: 21st August 2025
Author: Kate Riley
Publisher: Doubleday an imprint of Transworld
Format: Hardback
Pagination: 256 pages
Genres: Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Narrative theme: Coming of age
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
Modern and Contemporary Fiction