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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date September 1, 2000
Pages 338
Binding Hardcover
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780385499712
ISBN-10 038549971X
Dimensions 1.10 by 6.50 by 9.50 in.
Weight 1.35 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock
Original list price $23.95
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Worn out from nursing soldiers at a Milwaukee hospital and struggling to recover from a traumatic love affair, Amanda Starkey returns to her family's rural Wsconsin farm to stay with her beloved sister, Mattie, and young niece, Ruth, in a mesmerizing tale of obsession, the dangers of keeping secrets, and the terrifying repercussions of revealing them. A first novel. 25,000 first printing.
Editions
This edition contains multiple works--typically stories or entire novels--that are found in different collections. Below find each work in this edition grouped by how you can find each.
Editions for the work Drowning Ruth
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780385499712 Book cover for 9780385502535 Book cover for 9781568959597
 
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (January 1, 2001)
9781568959597 | details & prices | 422 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Deftly written and emotionally powerful, Drowning Ruth is a stunning portrait of the ties that bind sisters together and the forces that tear them apart, of the dangers of keeping secrets and the explosive repercussions when they are exposed.
The price comparison is for this edition
With Philip Johansson | from Doubleday (September 1, 2000)
9780385499712 | details & prices | 338 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.10 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $23.95
This edition also contains The Grasslands: Discover This Wide Open Biome
About: Worn out from nursing soldiers at a Milwaukee hospital and struggling to recover from a traumatic love affair, Amanda Starkey returns to her family's rural Wisconsin farm to stay with her beloved sister, Mattie, and young niece, Ruth.
from Bantam Dell Pub Group (September 1, 2000)
9780385502535 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $23.95
About: Worn out from nursing soldiers at a Milwaukee hospital and struggling to recover from a traumatic love affair, Amanda Starkey returns to her family's rural Wisconsin farm to stay with her beloved sister, Mattie, and young niece, Ruth.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780345439109 Book cover for 9780345460356 Book cover for 9781568951799
 
from Fawcett Books (October 1, 2003)
9780345460356 | details & prices | 4.00 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $7.99
About: Worn out from nursing soldiers at a Milwaukee hospital and struggling to recover from a traumatic love affair, Amanda Starkey returns to her family's rural Wsconsin farm to stay with her beloved sister, Mattie, and young niece, Ruth, in a mesmerizing tale of obsession, the dangers of keeping secrets, and the terrifying repercussions of revealing them.
Large print edition from Wheeler Pub Inc (August 1, 2001)
9781568951799 | details & prices | 422 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $12.95
About: Worn out from nursing soldiers at a Milwaukee hospital and struggling to recover from a traumatic love affair, Amanda Starkey returns to her family's rural Wisconsin farm to stay with her beloved sister, Mattie, and young niece, Ruth.
from Ballantine Books (July 1, 2001)
9780345439109 | details & prices | 338 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Worn out from nursing soldiers at a Milwaukee hospital and struggling to recover from a traumatic love affair, Amanda Starkey returns to her family's rural Wisconsin farm to stay with her beloved sister, Mattie, and young niece, Ruth.
Cassette/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9780553528534
 
With Blair Brown (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Random House (May 1, 2001)
9780553528534 | details & prices | 3.25 × 6.00 × 2.50 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $29.95
About: Worn out from nursing soldiers at a Milwaukee hospital and struggling to recover from a traumatic love affair, Amanda Starkey returns to her family's rural Wisconsin farm to stay with her beloved sister, Mattie, and young niece, Ruth.
Reinforced
Book cover for 9780606211659
 
from Demco Media (February 1, 2002)
9780606211659 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $24.51
About: Worn out from nursing soldiers at a Milwaukee hospital and struggling to recover from a traumatic love affair, Amanda Starkey returns to her family's rural Wisconsin farm to stay with her beloved sister, Mattie, and young niece, Ruth.
Prebinding
Book cover for 9780613368049
 
from Turtleback Books (October 1, 2001)
9780613368049 | details & prices | 5.50 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $26.95
About: Worn out from nursing soldiers at a Milwaukee hospital and struggling to recover from a traumatic love affair, Amanda Starkey returns to her family's rural Wisconsin farm to stay with her beloved sister, Mattie, and young niece, Ruth.
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780385499712
 
The price comparison is for this edition
With Christina Schwarz | from Doubleday (September 1, 2000); titled "Drowning Ruth"
9780385499712 | details & prices | 338 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 1.10 in. | 1.35 lbs | List price $23.95
This edition also contains Drowning Ruth
About: Worn out from nursing soldiers at a Milwaukee hospital and struggling to recover from a traumatic love affair, Amanda Starkey returns to her family's rural Wisconsin farm to stay with her beloved sister, Mattie, and young niece, Ruth.
Paperback
Book cover for 9780766064065
 
from Enslow Elementary (January 1, 2015)
9780766064065 | details & prices | 48 pages | 7.50 × 8.75 × 0.25 in. | Rec. grade levels 3-4 | 0.50 lbs | List price $10.53
About: You can find vast oceans of grass on every continent except Antarctica.
Library
Book cover for 9780766064058
 
from Enslow Elementary (January 1, 2015)
9780766064058 | details & prices | 48 pages | 8.00 × 9.75 × 0.50 in. | Rec. grade levels 3-4 | 0.70 lbs | List price $25.27
About: You can find vast oceans of grass on every continent except Antarctica.

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