{"product_id":"ruth-9780593715949","title":"Ruth","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Irresistibly smart and funny.\" --Jenny Offill, author of \u003ci\u003eWeather\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDept. of Speculation\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The serenely weird testament of an unintentional heroine in an intentional community, and an act of novelistic grace that deserves not only cult status but its own religion.\" --Joshua Cohen, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Netanyahus\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Riley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.40h x 5.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593715949","brand":"Riverhead Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44502386442377,"sku":"9780593715949","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_a93ce47b-6860-48cf-a232-ac5c342c35ed.jpg?v=1754981187","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/ruth-9780593715949","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}