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. More about Jane Hamilton. Product Details. Category: Literary Fiction. Paperback | $Pages: · The Book of Ruth, by Jane Hamilton, is the story of a girl growing up on the Illinois-Wisconsin border, born into a world that simply doesn’t love her. It is a study on the culture of the American boonies, on the failed education system, and of a flawed family, as Ruth struggles for hope/5. 9 rows · · Jane Hamilton is the author of The Book of Ruth, winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award for First Brand: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
About the Author Jane Hamilton lives, works, and writes in an orchard farmhouse in Wisconsin. Her short stories have appeared in Harper's Magazine, and her first book, The Book of Ruth, was awarded the PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award for best first bltadwin.ru years after its publication, The Book of Ruth was chosen for Oprah's Book Club, giving it a second life. I really think that Jane Hamilton did a good job with Ruth's language and her thoughts. She built a perfect character. And I think she did a super job with the relationship between Ruth and her mother. Read more. 5 people found this helpful. Helpful. Report abuse. Soy. out of 5 stars Great book. American novelist Jane Hamilton was born on J in Oak Park, Illinois. After being told that she would never succeed as an author, Hamilton went on to write short stories, tow which she received praise for, eventually winning the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for her classic, The Book of Ruth (Shufeldt).
The Book of Ruth () is a novel by Jane Hamilton. It won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for best first novel in and was the Oprah's Book Club selection for November Plot summary. An awkward midwest girl, Ruth, is growing up in the small town of Honey Creek, Illinois. Elmer, her father, left the family when she was ten, leaving her mother, May, feeling bitter. Jane Hamilton is the author of The Book of Ruth, winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award for First. 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. More about Jane Hamilton. Product Details. Category: Literary Fiction. Paperback | $
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