{"product_id":"ruth-9780593715956","title":"Ruth","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eTop 10 Book of 2025 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eTop 10 Fiction Book of 2025 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eVulture, Marie Claire \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I loved RUTH.\"--Lorde \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Riverhead Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593715956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.13w x 0.63d","brand":"Kate Riley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52733982703797,"sku":"9780593715956","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/ruth-9780593715956","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}