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Ruth 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? Ruth immerses us in an experience that challenges our most fervent beliefs.

Hardback 
Publication: 21 Aug 2025, Transworld
ISBN: 9780857529886
Extent: 256 pages 

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Ruth by Kate Riley

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        Ruth 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? Ruth immerses us in an experience that challenges our most fervent beliefs.

        Hardback 
        Publication: 21 Aug 2025, Transworld
        ISBN: 9780857529886
        Extent: 256 pages 

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