{"product_id":"mama-ruby-9781496739179","title":"Mama Ruby","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe new edition of a modern classic by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Mary Monroe!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn enduring tale of the rebellious early years of Mama Ruby in 1930s Louisiana - the bold, brassy, indomitable heroine of Mary Monroe's acclaimed debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Upper Room. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGrowing up in Shreveport, Louisiana, Ruby Jean Upshaw is the kind of girl who knows what she wants and knows how to get it. By the time she's fifteen, Ruby has a taste for fast men and cheap liquor, and not even her preacher daddy can set her straight. Only Othella Mae Cartier, daughter of the town tramp, understands what makes Ruby tick. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Ruby discovers she's in the family way, she's scared for the first time in her life. After hiding her growing belly, Ruby secretly gives birth to a baby girl at Othella's house. Othella talks Ruby into giving the child away--and with the help of a shocking revelation, convinces Ruby to run off with her to New Orleans. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut nothing can erase Ruby's memories of her child--or quell her simmering rage at Othella for persuading her to let her precious baby go. Someday there will be a reckoning. And Othella will learn that no one exacts revenge quite like Ruby Jean Upshaw . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dafina Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496739179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Mary Monroe","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42881836777653,"sku":"9781496739179","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e12fe47d-7e0a-4404-bfd7-d61a212fbb8a.jpg?v=1685418391","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mama-ruby-9781496739179","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}