| Author: | Zoe Fishman | ISBN: | 9780062059857 |
| Publisher: | William Morrow Paperbacks | Publication: | May 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | William Morrow Paperbacks | Language: | English |
| Author: | Zoe Fishman |
| ISBN: | 9780062059857 |
| Publisher: | William Morrow Paperbacks |
| Publication: | May 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | William Morrow Paperbacks |
| Language: | English |
A wonderful coming-of-age novel from Zoe Fishman, author of Balancing Acts, Saving Ruth tells the story of a fish-out-of-water young Jewish woman, returning to her Alabama hometown after a semester at a “Yankee college,” only to discover that life—and she, herself—haven’t really changed in the ways she’d hoped. Southern fiction with a pungent twist, Saving Ruth is a wonderfully evocative, delightfully engaging tale that, nonetheless, seriously addresses provocative issues like anorexia, family dynamics, and the racial and ethnic tensions of the Deep South.
A wonderful coming-of-age novel from Zoe Fishman, author of Balancing Acts, Saving Ruth tells the story of a fish-out-of-water young Jewish woman, returning to her Alabama hometown after a semester at a “Yankee college,” only to discover that life—and she, herself—haven’t really changed in the ways she’d hoped. Southern fiction with a pungent twist, Saving Ruth is a wonderfully evocative, delightfully engaging tale that, nonetheless, seriously addresses provocative issues like anorexia, family dynamics, and the racial and ethnic tensions of the Deep South.
