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Saving Ruth - by Zoe Fishman (Paperback)

Saving Ruth - by  Zoe Fishman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When Ruth Wasserman comes home to Alabama for the summer after her first yearaway at a "Yankee" college, a tragedy pushes her to uncover family truths andtake a good look at the woman she wants to become.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>A wonderful coming-of-age novel from Zoe Fishman, author of <em>Balancing Acts</em>, <em>Saving Ruth</em> tells the story of a fish-out-of-water young Jewish woman, returning to her Alabama hometown after a semester at a "Yankee college," only to discover that life--and she, herself--haven't really changed in the ways she'd hoped. Southern fiction with a pungent twist, <em>Saving Ruth</em> is a wonderfully evocative, delightfully engaging tale that, nonetheless, seriously addresses provocative issues like anorexia, family dynamics, and the racial and ethnic tensions of the Deep South.<br /><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p>When Ruth returns home to the South for the summer after her freshman year at college, a near tragedy pushes her to uncover family truths and take a good look at the woman she wants to become.</p><p>Growing up in Alabama, all Ruth Wasserman wanted was to be a blond Baptist cheerleader. But as a curly-haired Jew with a rampant sweet tooth and a smart mouth, this was an impossible dream. Not helping the situation was her older brother, David--a soccer star whose good looks, smarts, and popularity reigned at school and at home. College provided an escape route and Ruth took it. </p><p>Now home for the summer, she's back lifeguarding and coaching alongside David, and although the job is the same, nothing else is. She's a prisoner of her low self-esteem and unhealthy relationship with food, David is closed off and distant in a way he's never been before, and their parents are struggling with the reality of an empty nest. When a near drowning happens on their watch, a storm of repercussions forces Ruth and David to confront long-ignored truths about their town, their family, and themselves.</p>

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