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Ruth
A Literary Fiction Novel by Kate Riley
Subgenres:
- Coming-of-Age,
- Religious Fiction,
- Women's Fiction
This book is for you if you're into...
- Insular communities shaped by strict religious rules
- Characters questioning faith and conformity from the inside
- Stories unfolding in ritual-filled, communal settings
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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