{"product_id":"drowning-ruth-9780345439109","title":"Drowning Ruth","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"POWERFUL . . . SUSPENSEFUL . . . RICHLY TEXTURED . . . [A] CHILLING, PRECOCIOUSLY GOOD START TO A BRIGHT NEW NOVELIST'S CAREER.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-The New York Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] gripping psychological thriller . . . In the winter of 1919, a young mother named Mathilda Neumann drowns beneath the ice of a rural Wisconsin lake. The shock of her death dramatically changes the lives of her daughter, troubled sister, and husband. . . . Told in the voices of several of the main characters and skipping back and forth in time, the narrative gradually and tantalizingly reveals the dark family secrets and the unsettling discoveries that lead to the truth of what actually happened the night of the drowning. . . . Schwarz certainly succeeds at keeping the reader engrossed.\"\u003cbr\u003e-FRANCINE PROSE\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e Us Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"DEFT AND ASSURED . . . [WITH] STRONG CHARACTERS AND A PLOT LONG ON TENSION AND SURPRISES.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A strong sense of portent and unusually vivid characters distinguish this mesmerizing first novel about horrifying family secrets and nearly annihilating guilt. \u003ci\u003eDrowning Ruth\u003c\/i\u003e is a complex and rewarding debut.\"\u003cbr\u003e-ANITA SHREVE\u003cbr\u003e Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Pilot's Wife\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"RIVETING . . . A VERY SUSPENSEFUL TALE, ONE THAT WILL KEEP READERS UP SHIVERING IN THE NIGHT.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e-USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Schwarz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ballantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.23h x 5.55w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345439109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e45203 \/ Drowning Ruth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/03\/2001 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2001 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2004 pg. 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristina Schwarz\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Wisconsin. She and her husband live in New Hampshire, where she is at work on her second novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44411310080115,"sku":"9780345439109","price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_ca539b28-e4b2-4816-b3c2-a34ae472bb83.jpg?v=1772024706","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/drowning-ruth-9780345439109","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}