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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Putnam Pub Group
Publication date
February 1, 2004
Pages
278
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780399151484
ISBN-10
0399151486
Dimensions
1.75 by 6.75 by 9.50 in.
Weight
1.15 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$23.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Abandoned as a baby, with no ties to her parents, Rebecca grows up to create her own unique and unorthodox family consisting of Joe, a historian and loyal friend; her husband Adam, Joe's friend; and Ruby, her beloved daughter, until a terrible blow threatens to destroy everything she loves. By the author of A Spell of Winter.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Abandoned as a baby, Rebecca has no tie to her parents other than the men's size-eleven shoebox in which she was found. Yet she grows from a child of no one and nowhere into a woman who creates her own unorthodox but tender family. First, there is Joe-a brilliant historian and loyal friend who longs for more than Rebecca can give him, but whose devotion sustains her. Adam, Joe's friend, is the man who becomes her husband. And Ruby is the daughter whom Rebecca loves with almost unbearable intensity.
Then this hopeful life is dealt a blow that could shatter the strongest ties. Rebecca flees her marriage, and Adam sinks into a life numbed by routine and isolation. In the end, it is Joe who enables them to find the way back to understanding, and offers Rebecca a history that she can call her own.
Illuminated by both sorrow and vivid joy, Mourning Ruby is ultimately about the transcendent power of storytelling itself.
Then this hopeful life is dealt a blow that could shatter the strongest ties. Rebecca flees her marriage, and Adam sinks into a life numbed by routine and isolation. In the end, it is Joe who enables them to find the way back to understanding, and offers Rebecca a history that she can call her own.
Illuminated by both sorrow and vivid joy, Mourning Ruby is ultimately about the transcendent power of storytelling itself.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Putnam Pub Group (February 1, 2004)
9780399151484 | details & prices | 278 pages | 6.75 × 9.50 × 1.75 in. | 1.15 lbs | List price $23.95
About: Abandoned as a baby, Rebecca grows up to create her own unorthodox family consisting of Joe, a historian and loyal friend; her husband Adam; and Ruby, her beloved daughter, until a terrible blow threatens to destroy all that she loves.
About: Abandoned as a baby, Rebecca grows up to create her own unorthodox family consisting of Joe, a historian and loyal friend; her husband Adam; and Ruby, her beloved daughter, until a terrible blow threatens to destroy all that she loves.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Berkley Signature (February 18, 2005)
9780425200193 | details & prices | 294 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $14.00
About: Abandoned as a baby, Rebecca grows up to create her own unorthodox family consisting of Joe, a historian and loyal friend; her husband Adam; and Ruby, her beloved daughter, until a terrible blow threatens to destroy all that she loves.
About: Abandoned as a baby, Rebecca grows up to create her own unorthodox family consisting of Joe, a historian and loyal friend; her husband Adam; and Ruby, her beloved daughter, until a terrible blow threatens to destroy all that she loves.
Library
Large print edition from Center Point Pub (July 1, 2004)
9781585474424 | details & prices | 304 pages | 6.00 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $28.95
About: About thirty years ago, a mother laid her newborn baby in a shoebox and left it in the backyard of an Italian restaurant.
About: About thirty years ago, a mother laid her newborn baby in a shoebox and left it in the backyard of an Italian restaurant.
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