{"product_id":"ruth-9780593715949","title":"Ruth","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kate Riley\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice Pick! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It would never work out, but I'm in love with Ruth.\"--Ron Charles, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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":"Hardcover","offer_id":46289104371863,"sku":"9780593715949","price":1978.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780593715949.webp?v=1769302425","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/ruth-9780593715949","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}