{"product_id":"ruth","title":"Ruth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kate Riley\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Penguin Group, 2025-08-19\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026lt;b\u0026gt;A \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;New York Times\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; Editors' Choice Pick!\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;“It would never work out, but I’m in love with Ruth.”—Ron Charles, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The Washington Post\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;“A wonderful, loving, tenderly teasing and often moving portrait … [a] standout.”\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;—\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;Sam Sacks\u0026lt;i\u0026gt;, Wall Street Journal\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;“There are inklings of greatness in Kate Riley’s first novel… I suspect it will become an underground classic.”—Dwight Garner, \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;The New York Times\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;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.\u0026lt;\/b\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;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? \u0026lt;i\u0026gt;Ruth\u0026lt;\/i\u0026gt; immerses us in an experience that challenges our most fervent beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082748870825,"sku":"PHBK-9780593715949","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/10149283482399.jpg?v=1779804740","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/ruth","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}