Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz

Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz

At the close of World War I, Amanda retreats from her nursing job to her family's farm on a lake in rural Wisconsin. She is hoping life with her sister, Mattie, and her three-year-old niece, Ruth, will become a refuge. Very soon Amanda comes to realize that she has carried her troubles with her.

In [the] assured last stroke, Ms Schwarz affirms the psychological underpinnings of a book that would have worked page-turningly well as a straightforward mystery aloneShe gives it the extra wisdom that marks DROWNING RUTH as the chilling, precociously good start to a bright new novelist's career - New York Times

A strong sense of portent and unusually vivid characters distinguish this mesmerizing first novel about horrifying family secrets and nearly annihilating guilt. DROWNING RUTH is a complex and rewarding debut - Anita Shreve

A riveting first novel... A very suspenseful tale, one that will keep readers up shivering in the heat of an August night - USA Today

Quietly powerful prose and carefully nuanced description... Creates a satisfying fictional world. An engrossing debut from a writer to watch - Kirkus Reviews

The first sentence of this brilliantly understated psychological thriller leaps off the page and captures the reader's imagination...Schwarz deftly uses first-person narration to heighten the drama. Her prose is spare but bewitching, and she juggles the speakers and time periods with the surety of a seasoned novelist - Publishers Weekly

NEW REVIEW

A former teacher, Christina Schwarz gave up her job to concentrate on a full-time writing career.

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ISBN 13	9780747272854
ISBN 10	0747272859
Title	Drowning Ruth
Author	Christina Schwarz
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Headline Publishing Group
Year published	2001-01-18
Number of pages	288
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