{"product_id":"9780593715949","title":"Ruth: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eRiley, Kate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRiverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eTop 10 Book of 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eTop 10 Fiction Book of 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eVulture, Marie Claire \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I loved RUTH.\"—Lorde \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It would never work out, but I’m in love with Ruth.”—Ron Charles, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A wonderful, loving, tenderly teasing and often moving portrait … [a] standout.”\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eSam Sacks\u003ci\u003e, Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There are inklings of greatness in Kate Riley’s first novel… I suspect it will become an underground classic.”—Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuth 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? \u003ci\u003eRuth\u003c\/i\u003e immerses us in an experience that challenges our most fervent beliefs.","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46368455393535,"sku":"9780593715949","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780593715949_s600x595.jpg?v=1775582605","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780593715949","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}