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Ruth: A Novel

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One woman’s perspective on living in a Christian commune drives this reflective yet playful, richly layered yet laugh-out-loud funny novel. If you’ve always wanted a sneak peak at what it feels like to be a part of a deeply cloistered religious community, this story invites you in.

Named a Wall Street Journal and Washington Post Top 10 Book of 2025

Named a Best Book of the Year by Vulture, Marie Claire and Vanity Fair

"I loved RUTH."-Lorde

"It would never work out, but I'm in love with Ruth."-Ron Charles, The Washington Post

"A wonderful, loving, tenderly teasing and often moving portrait ... [a] standout."-Sam Sacks, Wall Street Journal

"There are inklings of greatness in Kate Riley's first novel... I suspect it will become an underground classic."-Dwight Garner, The Ne...