Can I read Ruth: A Novel on EtoBox?

Ruth: A Novel by Kate Riley is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Ruth: A Novel about?

In 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. 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.

Who reads Ruth: A Novel?

Author

Kate Riley

Publisher

Riverhead Books

Published

2025

Language

EN

ISBN

9780593715949

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction