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Title: Drowning Ruth by Blair Brown, Christina Schwarz ISBN: 0-553-52853-X Publisher: Bantam Books-Audio Pub. Date: 15 May, 2001 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.73 (282 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Great story of love and secrets...
Comment: "Drowning Ruth" really makes you think about how humans react to tragedy and stresses in their lives and the effect their reactions can have on other people. Amanda couldn't have known that her secret would have the outcome that it did, but she had to live with the consequences nonetheless. It really makes you think about the ramifications of the actions you take in your own life.
I loved the imagery in this book - you can almost feel the cold, dampness of the Wisconsin farm. Living in the Milwaukee area, I know the kind of winters she describes and can imagine the gray bleakness over the entire story. The water imagery is the other thing that struck me about this story. Water has been long used as a symbol of birth. In this case, it was death that was associated with the water but also a strange kind of birth - the birth of how Amanda and Ruth's lives would be forever changed and played out.
It's definitely worth the read!!
Rating: 4
Summary: An Entertaining First Novel
Comment: Chosen as an "Oprah's Book Club" selection, this well written first book by Christina Schwarz is a mysterious tragedy that slowly reveals itself as the book unfolds.Told in both the first and third person narrative,what happens to Amanda Starkey, her sister Mathilda, and Mathilda's daughter Ruth, become the backbone for a web of secrets that ultimately could ruin all their lives. To tell too much would give away crucial plot points, and considering the ending of the book doesn't come as much of a surprise, the less you know going in the better. I will say the story is rich in atmosphere, with vivid descriptions of the cold Nagawaukee Lake winters. It's also quite a well structured narrative, even if the payoff isn't as satisfying as I would of liked.
Rating: 5
Summary: ----- What Secrets We Keep ------
Comment: Loved this book! First off, great book to read in the dead of winter. Curl up & get comfy 'cause it gets your attention.
Schwarz switches from the past back to the present a lot, so once you have that down, it's easy to become absorbed within.
The characters are so true to form for this near-turn-of-the-century tale that you seem to walk among them! The secrets they hold shed light on what it was like living during that era, especially as a woman. Yet, just the same, it reminded me of the common bonds that all women share. The emotions were shockingly real & raw at times.
And please, don't be fooled by that title. I was intrigued by it, but I think some might shy away from it because of the title. This is not some antique horror tale.
Take some time to escape with this wonderful author! Her style is creepingly effective throughout! You'll see!!
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Title: While I Was Gone by Sue Miller, Sue Miller ISBN: 0345443284 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 12 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III ISBN: 0375727345 Publisher: Vintage Books Pub. Date: 16 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons ISBN: 0375703063 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 05 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Black and Blue by Anna Quindlen ISBN: 0440226104 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 02 February, 1999 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Fall On Your Knees (Oprah #45) by Ann-Marie MacDonald ISBN: 0743237188 Publisher: Scribner Pub. Date: 24 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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