Ruby & Roland : a novel
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Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2019.
Status
Central - Adult Fiction
F SULLI
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F SULLI
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Published
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Milkweed Editions, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
240 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Growing up in early twentieth-century Illinois, Ruby Drake is a happy child. But one winter's night, her beloved parents perish in an accident-and suddenly Ruby finds herself penniless and nearly alone in the world. Her new path eventually takes her to Harvester, where she is lucky enough to find work on the welcoming Schoonover farm. Kind Emma, forward-thinking Henry, and their hired men-ambitious Dennis and reserved Jake-soon become a second family to the orphaned teenager. At a historical moment when young women are expected to be focused on courtship and marriage, the industrious, bright Ruby searches for opportunities to expand her horizons at every step. Mastering her responsibilities on the farm. Learning to smoke cigarettes. Borrowing books from the local lending library, reading devotedly and expansively: mythology, romance, poetry. And falling in love with her married neighbor, Roland: "the most beautiful man-maybe in the world." But when Ruby is asked to care for Roland's wife in the wake of tragedy, she is torn between duty and passion, between what has been her lot and what could be. -- from Amazon.
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Bildungsromans.
Families -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Farm life -- Minnesota -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Life change event -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Minnesota -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Middle West -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Young women -- Minnesota -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Families -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Farm life -- Minnesota -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Life change event -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Minnesota -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Orphans -- Middle West -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Romance fiction.
Young women -- Minnesota -- 20th century -- Fiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Sullivan, F. (2019). Ruby & Roland: a novel (First edition.). Milkweed Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sullivan, Faith. 2019. Ruby & Roland: A Novel. Milkweed Editions.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Sullivan, Faith. Ruby & Roland: A Novel Milkweed Editions, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Sullivan, Faith. Ruby & Roland: A Novel First edition., Milkweed Editions, 2019.
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