Ruby - Hardcover

Hood, Ann

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Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312195532 ISBN 13: 9780312195533

Publisher: Picador USA, 1998

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Following the tragic death of her husband, Olivia, a grieving New York City milliner, desperately struggles to rebuild her life, until she meets Ruby, a young, pregnant delinquent abandoned by her family, who takes up residence in Olivia's Rhode Island beach house. 30,000 first printing. Tour.

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From the Publisher:

"Ann Hood's sly, incisive novel deftly explores the strange rhythms of mourning." --Megan Harlan, The New York Times Book Review

"Hood turns the ordinary into something that sparkles." -Patricia Smith, The Boston Globe

"A gem of a tale." -Jeanne May, Detroit Free Press

"A jewel of a novel, rich in emotion. Hood's novel entertains us with humor and sympathetic insight." --Nancy Wolf, USA Today

"Ann Hood writes with the ease of a born storyteller." --Barbara Finkelstein, The Chicago Tribune

"Ruby artfully captures the spirit of two very different women. Humorous and touching ... an electric, engaging read." -Caitlin Shannon, The Christian Science Monitor

From the Inside Flap:

After the tragic death of her husband of barely one year, Olivia, a milliner from New York City, must begin rebuilding her life. Ordinarily a vivacious and strong woman, she finds herself unable to surmount her grief...until she meets Ruby.

Young, pregnant, and delinquent, Ruby trespasses and enters the seemingly uninhabited Rhode Island beach house in which Olivia and her late husband had planned to build their life together. Abandoned by her family, Ruby has no home and seems far too immature to care for the baby Olivia so strongly desires. With her eye on the adoption of the newborn, Olivia offers the rebellious teen a place to stay.

An unlikely friendship is forged as Olivia nurtures Ruby and her unborn child and experiences the daily challenges presented by a wayward teen, who may or may not teach Olivia how to live again.

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