The Book of Ruth -- Jane Hamilton

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."<br><br><b>Author:</b> Jane Hamilton<br><b>Publisher:</b> Anchor Books<br><b>Published:</b> 12/01/1989<br><b>Pages:</b> 336<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.55lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.12h x 5.26w x 0.70d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780385265706<br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5.9<br><b>Point Value:</b> 19<br><b>Interest Level:</b> Upper Grade<br><b>Quiz #/Name: </b>18434 / Book of Ruth<br><br><b>Award:</b> Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award - Winner<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Publishers Weekly</i> 12/01/1989<br><p><b>About the Author</b><br><b>Jane Hamilton</b> is the author of <i>The Book of Ruth</i>, winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award for First Fiction; <i>A Map of the World</i>, a <i>New York Times</i> Notable Book of the Year and named one of the top ten books of the year by <i>Entertainment Weekly</i>, <i>Publishers Weekly</i>, <i>the</i> <i>Miami Herald</i>, and <i>People</i> magazine; <i>Disobedience</i>; and <i>The Short History of a Prince</i>. She lives in Rochester, Wisconsin.</p>