Picked up at The Book Thing of Baltimore, Maryland.

I have surprisingly little to say about this book. It kept my attention at a time when I had little else to do but read, but it was not a real page turner. The secrets that come out among the characters were worth the wait, the characters themselves were fairly three-dimensional, and the description of rural Wisconsin in the first half of the 20th century was compelling. The ending, however, was a bit of a letdown, even though it appeared to be implying a kind of happy ending. I think my problem was that I felt dislike for Amanda rather than the sympathy I imagine the author was attempting to invoke. I felt she was obsessive and selfish from the very beginning. Her remorse about the death of her sister was not convincing and I did not care much about what happened to her, even though she was basically the main character. The rest of the story was good, and perhaps another reader would empathize more with the possessive Amanda than I did.

Taking to the BCinDC meetup. If no one claims it, it'll go on the OBCZ shelf.

I selected this book today at a BCinDC meet-up in the Springfield, Virginia, Starbucks that hosts our OBCZ (Official BookCrossing Zone) which is free BookCrossing book exchange shelf located at the front of the cafe.

Thank you for this book!

I read this book quite a few years ago, but I did not make any notes about it after I read it. I remember liking it, though.

Happy reading!

I selected this book from the Little Free Library of Twinbrook (#7720) to travel elsewhere...

I'm releasing this book for the book buffet at the Annual Holiday BookCrossing party at the home of authorauthor.

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I'm releasing this book for the following BookCrossing challenge:

*** The What's in a Name Release Challenge December 2016 hosted by DragonGoddess . This book has the name RUTH in the title.

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Happy reading!

Another one I just found in a box of books I didn't know I had! This Oprah's Book Club selection and bestseller deals with the aftermath of the drowning of a young mother beneath the ice of a Wisconsin lake.

This one will be available on the Book Buffet tables at the Bookcrossing booth at the Kensington Day of the Book Festival.