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The Book of Ruth

(1988)
(The Frogs are Still Singing)
A novel by

 
 
Awards
1996 Oprah's Book Club Award (nominee)
1989 PEN/Hemingway Award

First published as "The Frogs are Still Singing" in 1988, this novel won 1989 PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award for best first novel. It is the story of Ruth, who grows up and struggles to survive in small-town America.


Genre: General Fiction

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