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Where Somebody Waits by Kaufman, Margaret, 1941- is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"In the madcap, outspoken, yet hauntingly vulnerable Ruby, Kaufman has created an indelible character, one whose full life arc is succinctly yet voluptuously rendered through the incandescent vignettes of Kaufmans masterful first novel-in-stories." Booklist Named a "Great Group Read" by the Womens National Book Association Where Somebody Waits instantly transports you to small-town Arkansas more than a half-century agoa world of catfish and bourbon-and-Coke; of tent revival meetings and less boisterous discussions about heaven and hell; of finding love or just dreaming about it. A neighborly community, but with its share of intrigues. And instantly youre under the spell of Ruby Davidson, the magnetic central character of Where Somebody Waits . Self-assured, kind, always willing to take a stand for people less fortunate, at "five foot ten inches, with masses of red hair and a pompadour that increases her stature to six feet," she's also strikingly beautiful. Ruby loves her husband, adores her nephews and nieces, and more or less dutifully respects the tightly knit Jewish family into which she has married. Her life is filled with triumphs and failings, joy and sadness, lived with all

Who reads Where Somebody Waits?

Author

Kaufman, Margaret, 1941-

Publisher

Philadelphia: Paul Dry Books

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9781589880894

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities

Rating

3.63 / 5 (58 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14