{"product_id":"ruth-9781804993132","title":"Ruth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eLitHub \u003c\/i\u003emost anticipated book of 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘It will become an underground classic’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A wonderful, loving, tenderly teasing and often moving portrait… Standout’ \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘An irresistibly smart and funny novel’\u003c\/b\u003e Jenny Offill, author of \u003ci\u003eWeather\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Women’s Prize For Fiction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth is raised in a snow globe of Christian communism, a world without private property, television, or tolerance for idle questions. Every morning she braids her hair and wears the same costume, sings the same breakfast song in a family room identical to every other family room in the community; every one of these moments is meant to be a prayer, but to Ruth they remain puzzles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer life is seen in glimpses through childhood, marriage, and motherhood, as she tries to manage her own perilous curiosity in a community built on holy mystery. Is she happy? Might this in fact be happiness? \u003ci\u003eRuth\u003c\/i\u003e immerses us in an experience that challenges our most fervent beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kate Riley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56452826661206,"sku":"9781804993132","price":12.49,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/3206\/6390\/files\/9781804993132.jpg?v=1793656310","url":"https:\/\/www.bookshop.lv\/en\/products\/ruth-9781804993132","provider":"Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}