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Jane Hamilton

The Book of Ruth (Oprah's Book Club)

Houghton Mifflin (Dec 1996)

9780395866504

| Hardcover

344 pages | 135 x 213 mm | English

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Dewey 813.54

Genre

General Fiction

Subject

Domestic Fiction
Fiction / General
Middle West
Women - Fiction

Plot

A standout in the crowd of first novels, Ruth narrates a story that confronts real-life issues of alienation and violence from which Hamilton creates a stunning testament to the human capacity for mercy, compassion, and love. Winner of the 1989 PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award.