{"product_id":"book-k0lw","title":"Ruth","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eTop 10 Book of 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eTop 10 Fiction Book of 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNamed a Best Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eVulture, Marie Claire \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I loved RUTH.\"—Lorde \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“It would never work out, but I’m in love with Ruth.”—Ron Charles, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A wonderful, loving, tenderly teasing and often moving portrait … [a] standout.”\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eSam Sacks\u003ci\u003e, Wall Street Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There are inklings of greatness in Kate Riley’s first novel… I suspect it will become an underground classic.”—Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRuth 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? \u003ci\u003eRuth\u003c\/i\u003e immerses us in an experience that challenges our most fervent beliefs.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":50022080708912,"sku":"BDk0lw","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/k0lw-cover.jpg?v=1765893384","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-k0lw","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}