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Thirty-four year old Ruby Bridge is a not-too-successful comedienne who uses her mother, a nationally-syndicated "moral and spiritual counselor" as the main fodder for her cynical, rather bitter humor. Her mother Nora, long divorced from Ruby's father, is a woman whose past is just about to catch up with her—in the form of blackmail by a former lover.
After an accident (an attempted suicide?) Ruby returns to care for her stricken mother—bitterly resenting the fact that once again her mother's life has colonized hers. When she is approached by a publisher to write a biography of her mother, Ruby is desperate for the princely sum offered. Yet her research into her mother's past reveals a woman very different from the one Ruby expected. And what began as "mommy dearest" ends as a love story—not only between mother and daughter, but involving two very different men who play a key role in linking the past to the present.
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"Hannah is superb at delving into the characters' psyches and delineating nuances of feeling."
-- "Washington Post Book World"
"Totally brilliant."--The Midwest Book Review
"A beautiful novel, funny and tender, sad and wonderfully satisfying."--Tahoe Tribune
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-- "Washington Post Book World"
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"A fascinating story of love, healing, forgiveness . . . certain to strike a chord in the hearts of mothers and daughters everywhere."--"Tulsa World"
"A warm and touching story about very human characters whose personal situations come to life with realism and sensitivity."--"Library Journal"
"Many a daughter will see something of herself in Ruby."--"People
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"Totally brilliant."--"The Midwest Book Review
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"A beautiful novel, funny and tender, sad and wonderfully satisfying."--"Tahoe Tribune"
A fascinating story of love, healing, forgiveness . . . certain to strike a chord in the hearts of mothers and daughters everywhere. "Tulsa World"
A warm and touching story about very human characters whose personal situations come to life with realism and sensitivity. "Library Journal"
Many a daughter will see something of herself in Ruby. "People
"
Totally brilliant. "The Midwest Book Review
"
A beautiful novel, funny and tender, sad and wonderfully satisfying. "Tahoe Tribune""
A fascinating story of love, healing, forgiveness . . . certain to strike a chord in the hearts of mothers and daughters everywhere. Tulsa World
A warm and touching story about very human characters whose personal situations come to life with realism and sensitivity. Library Journal
Many a daughter will see something of herself in Ruby. People
Totally brilliant. The Midwest Book Review
A beautiful novel, funny and tender, sad and wonderfully satisfying. Tahoe Tribune
"A fascinating story of love, healing, forgiveness . . . certain to strike a chord in the hearts of mothers and daughters everywhere."--Tulsa World
"A warm and touching story about very human characters whose personal situations come to life with realism and sensitivity."--Library Journal "Many a daughter will see something of herself in Ruby."--People"Totally brilliant."--The Midwest Book Review
"A beautiful novel, funny and tender, sad and wonderfully satisfying."--Tahoe Tribune
A luminous novel from the author of the international bestseller ON MYSTIC LAKE about a mother and daughter and the complex ties that bind them.
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- PublisherBrilliance Audio
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1522652884
- ISBN 13 9781522652885
- BindingMP3 CD
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