Offers & Perks
Earn 14 points with this purchase
Added to your rewards balance after checkout.
100 points welcome bonus
Create an account and start with extra points.
Availability:In StockContributor:Kate RileyTheme:Sex & Gender/FemininePublish date:8/18/2026Pages:256
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Riverhead BooksISBN-13:9780593715956ISBN-10:0593715950UPC:9780593715956Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Women, Religious, LiterarySize:8.17 x 5.02 x 0.69 inchesWeight:0.2Product ID:SCFDP6PNMH
Named a Wall Street Journal and Washington Post Top 10 Book of 2025 Named a Best Book of the Year by Vulture, Marie Claire and Vanity Fair "I loved RUTH."--Lorde "It would never work out, but I'm in love with Ruth."--Ron Charles, The Washington Post "A wonderful, loving, tenderly teasing and often moving portrait ... [a] standout."--Sam Sacks, Wall Street Journal
"There are inklings of greatness in Kate Riley's first novel... I suspect it will become an underground classic."--Dwight Garner, The New York Times 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. 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? Ruth immerses us in an experience that challenges our most fervent beliefs.
"There are inklings of greatness in Kate Riley's first novel... I suspect it will become an underground classic."--Dwight Garner, The New York Times 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. 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? Ruth immerses us in an experience that challenges our most fervent beliefs.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Riverhead BooksISBN-13:9780593715956ISBN-10:0593715950UPC:9780593715956Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:Women, Religious, LiterarySize:8.17 x 5.02 x 0.69 inchesWeight:0.2Product ID:SCFDP6PNMH
Kate Riley was raised in New York City. This is her last book.
Publisher: Riverhead Books
Contributor(s)
Author
Free shipping on orders over $75. Standard shipping takes 3-7 business days. Eligible items may be returned within 30 days of delivery. Conditions apply.