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Ruby / a novel by Ann Hood.

Hood, Ann, 1956- (Author).

Summary:

A friendship between a widow and a homeless girl enriches both their lives. The widow is wealthy Olivia, 37, frustrated by not being a mother. The girl is poor Ruby, 15, pot smoking, manipulative and pregnant. Olivia takes her in and Ruby agrees to let Olivia have the child--hopefully without changing her mind when it is born.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0312195532
  • ISBN: 0312204302
  • ISBN: 9780312195533
  • ISBN: 9780312204303
  • Physical Description: 225 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: 1st edition
  • Publisher: New York : Picador USA, 1998.
Subject: Female friendship > Fiction.
Grief > Fiction.
Unmarried mothers > Fiction.
Widows > Fiction.
Women's friendships.
New England > Fiction.
Genre: Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Cleveland County Library System.

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Cleveland County Main Library F HOO (Text) 22281500038173 Adult Fiction Available -