Hamilton, Jane.

The Book of Ruth.

Boston / New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1988. 14.5 cm x 21.6 cm. 328 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s Mylar. Fine condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Only very minor discolouration to edging and very minor foxing to spine/ hardcover. Very intact dustjacket with no wear. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen-Translator Erik Haugaard.

A ‘magnificent debut’ novel by American novelist, Jane Hamilton, portraying the human capacity for mercy, compassion and love. (From jacket notes)

It won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for a best first novel in 1988 and was the Oprah’s Book Club selection for November 1996.(Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Catalogue Three – Literature by Women · Fiction · Fiction in English · Novel · Novelist
• Language: English
• Inventory Number: 200203AB

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