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Drowning Ruth (Oprah's Book Club) Christina Schwarz

Drowning Ruth (Oprah's Book Club) By Christina Schwarz

Drowning Ruth (Oprah's Book Club) by Christina Schwarz

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No. 1 New York Times bestseller: 'Powerful... Suspenseful... chilling' New York Times


'Powerful... Suspenseful... Chilling' New York Times

Drowning Ruth (Oprah's Book Club) Summary

Drowning Ruth (Oprah's Book Club) by Christina Schwarz

No. 1 New York Times bestseller: 'Powerful... Suspenseful... chilling' New York Times

Christina Schwarz's bestselling novel DROWNING RUTH is a powerful and shocking psychological drama, not to be missed by readers of Hannah Kent or Sarah Perry.

At the close of World War One, Amanda Starkey leaves the city and travels to her family's farm to recover from a broken heart. Instead, she is caught up in a tragedy that will take her sister's life and leave Amanda to raise her niece Ruth. What happened that terrible night when Mattie died? Why does Ruth say she can remember drowning?

When the truth is revealed, it is shocking, dramatic, and unforgettable.

'[A] gripping psychological thriller' Francine Prose, US Weekly

'A mesmerizing first novel about horrifying family secrets' Anita Shreve

'Riveting... A very suspenseful tale, one that will keep readers up shivering in [the] night' USA Today

Drowning Ruth (Oprah's Book Club) Reviews

'A gripping read' Choice magazine * Choice *
'A compelling mystery' The Times * Play (The Times) *
'Assured and dense debut...Schwarz's real achievement is in matching the complexities of her plot with vivid characters' The Scotsman * The Scotsman *
'Austere, tense, painful and rewarding, this book keeps you reading until the vertebrae sulk - and the aftertaste has the bitterness of a linctus whose sharpness conveys its benefit' Frank Delaney * Frank Delaney *
In [the] assured last stroke, Ms Schwarz affirms the psychological underpinnings of a book that would have worked page-turningly well as a straightforward mystery alone. She gives it the extra wisdom that marks DROWNING RUTH as the chilling, precociously good start to a bright new novelist's career * New York Times *
'This is a book that really ought not to be missed' Sentinel Sunday * Sentinel Sunday *
A strong sense of portent and unusually vivid characters distinguish this mesmerizing first novel about horrifying family secrets and nearly annihilating guilt. DROWNING RUTH is a complex and rewarding debut * Anita Shreve *
A riveting first novel... A very suspenseful tale, one that will keep readers up shivering in the heat of an August night * USA Today *
Quietly powerful prose and carefully nuanced description... Creates a satisfying fictional world. An engrossing debut from a writer to watch * Kirkus Reviews *
The first sentence of this brilliantly understated psychological thriller leaps off the page and captures the reader's imagination...Schwarz deftly uses first-person narration to heighten the drama. Her prose is spare but bewitching, and she juggles the speakers and time periods with the surety of a seasoned novelist * Publishers Weekly *
This unusually deft and assured first novel conveys a good deal more than thrills and chills * Time *
The stars of DROWNING RUTH are the beautifully imagined lakes in summer and winter, the desolate farmhouse where Ruth grows up... The book offers ... more tender gifts * Washington Post *
It remains gripping to the end * New York Post *
A remarkable debut: surprising, unsettling and sure * New York Times Book Review *
'It is not hard to see why DROWNING RUTH became a bestseller...Where many historical novels are weighed down by detail, DROWNING RUTH is drenched in the melancholic atmosphere of its setting...an intriguing story' New Statesman * New Statesman *
'The compelling quality of Christina Schwarz's first novel, DROWNING RUTH, is quite unique' Independent * Independent *

About Christina Schwarz

Christina Schwarz's novels include the Oprah Book Club selection Drowning Ruth, which was an international bestseller. Born and raised in rural Wisconsin, USA, she lives in southern California.

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GOR003102275
9780747264651
0747264651
Drowning Ruth (Oprah's Book Club) by Christina Schwarz
Christina Schwarz
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Headline Publishing Group
2001-07-07
288
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