num_pages: 328
description: The black sheep of her troubled family, Ruth struggles to keep the peace between her mother, her young son, and her slightly off-the-wall husband and to put the pieces back together when a heated situation boils over
language: English
title: The Book of Ruth
titlecomplete: The Book of Ruth
genres: Adult, Adult Fiction, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Book Club, Womens
ratings_count: 67327
places: Illinois, The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Great Lakes Colleges Association New Writers Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
publisher: Houghton Mifflin