by Jane Hamilton (Author)
Winner of the 1989 PEN/Hemingway Foundation Awardfor best first novel, this exquisite bookconfronts real-life issues of alienation and violencefrom which the author creates a stunning testamentto the human capacity for mercy, compassion andlove."
Front Jacket
Winner of the 1989 PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award for best first novel, this exquisite book confronts real-life issues of alienation and violence from which the author creates a stunning testament to the human capacity for mercy, compassion and love.
Author Biography
Jane Hamilton is the author of The Book of Ruth, winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award for First Fiction; A Map of the World, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year and named one of the top ten books of the year by Entertainment Weekly, Publishers Weekly, the Miami Herald, and People magazine; Disobedience; and The Short History of a Prince. She lives in Rochester, Wisconsin.
Number of Pages: 336
Dimensions: 0.7 x 8.12 x 5.26 IN
Publication Date: December 01, 1989
Award: Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award (1989)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Book of Ruth
Interest Level: Upper Grades, 9-12
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 19
