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A grieving young widow and a pregnant teenager find an uncommon friendship in a luminous, deeply moving novel
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Olivia and Ruby meet under very unusual circumstances. Olivia is staying at a beach house that she and her husband planned to live in together. He was tragically killed and she is trying to come to terms with her grief. She finds Ruby in her kitchen drinking a glass of water. Ruby is 15, pregnant, and has no place to go. Although suspicious of her, Olivia lets her stay in her house and gradually they form a bond.
Olivia decides that the best thing for everyone is for her to adopt Ruby's baby. But will Ruby keep her word? Even tho she's only 15, there are times when she seems to think that it will be possible for her to keep her baby.
Their relationship goes through many stages from the distrust in the beginning to true friendship at the end. It is a marvelous book.
Ann Hood has a clear voice and tells believable stories about modern women in real-life situations. I knew I'd be in for a good read. I wasn't disappointed.
Ruby is the story of a young widow, still grieving for her husband, who takes in a young pregnant teenager. They're conflict of course as they each have different needs. And the conclusion is satisfying, if not perfect.
The book does have some faults. I would have liked to see just a few less scenes about the past marriage because the story was really very much in the present.
But it is an easy book to read -- a mere 225 pages, and it moves quickly. The characters are real and they drive the plot. And I was drawn into the story and held there for the well-crafted story.
Olivia, after a whirlwind romance and marriage, finds herself widowed. While she goes through the motions of living at the cottage she and David loved, into her life breaks Ruby. Literally. Ruby is as unexpected by Olivia as Ruby's pregnancy was to Ruby. The two form an unusual bond that is dysfunctional and supportive at the same time. Through out the whole book you continue to see how immature Ruby is and how foolish her choices have been and will no doubt continue to be. Though you hope she will get her life together, even at the conclusion of the book you sense she never will. At least Olivia is able to move forward throughout the story and become stronger. It is a compelling story to read as you try to figure out what Ruby will do with her baby, but it is not a particularly happy book.
It was only 225 pages long so I had to finish it to find out the ending. I've read other books by Ann Hood but this wasn't one of my favorites.
I just wanted to get to the ending to find out what the baby was and what the name was and who finally was the "mother".
So much for that idea.
I tried, I really did, but I DNF. At page 43 I closed the book and said the hell with this. Later the next day I picked it up and tried again. It took me three more days just to get to page 93. I really hated this book. I absolutely despised the main character Olivia. Olivia is a flippin idiot. I can't describe her any other way. The woman is not right in the head and it's not even an endearing not right in the head. She has to be the stupidest character I have ever had the misfortune of coming across. I have no idea what makes her think she would have ever been able to raise a baby. At the point I got to, I didn't even care anymore whether or not she would get the baby or what she would do with it when she got it. I did want to finish Ruby's story and what happened to her in the end, but I couldn't bear to listen to Olivia babble one more minute.
Ann Hood should be declared a saint by all married men (along with Dr. Laura since she published The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands last year). The main character in Ruby is not Ruby, is Olivia. She had been married for only a few months when her husband is killed while jogging. That very morning, when he tried to get intimate, Olivia shunned him away, and suggested that he go for a run. After his death, this is a regret that Olivia cannot shake away. Many a woman (including me) will heed her implied advice after reading this book.
So Olivia is devastated and goes to their summer house on the coast in Rhode Island to prepare it for sale. While there, she meets Ruby. Ruby is 15 going on 40, and very pregnant. Olivia starts fantasizing about keeping Ruby's baby, as it had been hers and David's dream to have a child. But Ruby is a bit of a con-artist, and the process is not going to be smooth sailing.
The beauty about the story is not so much about Olivia getting the baby as it is about Olivia getting a family. It was heartwarming to see the evolution of Olivia and Ruby's relationship, from distrust, to antagonism, to acceptance, to full support. I loved the ending.
I wasn't too happy about a few unsatisfying details in the story
* David falling in love at first sight with Olivia, the milliner who sold him the hat he was supposed to give to his girlfriend on Valentine's Day. He gave her the hat and proceeded to break up with her. How shallow! I never warmed up to him.
* Olivia's unrealistic retreat to the beach house in RI. She has a business to run and an apartment in NYC, yet she has the means to close them up without subletting. Was she so independently wealthy?
* There is a three-year-old in the story that says things like "We've never eaten in here. [...] Honest to God, we never eat in here. Not in a million years". OK, how many three-year-olds do you know that say "we've never eaten"? I know many an adult that says "we've never ate".
* Olivia and Ruby's fight in the parking lot at the A&W. No matter how stoned those kids were, no one came to Ruby's defense?
* Rex's visit to the beach house in the middle of the night. Hmmm...
* The cassette tape. I will not into details so as not to spoil this part.
In any event, this was a pretty good novel, that read like a breeze. I don't think it is stellar, but I enjoyed the pace. The style reminded me a bit of Laurie Colwin's fabulous novels, maybe because of the New England setting, maybe because the simple, fresh dialog, maybe because of the strong women friendships.
A newly widowed woman takes in a homeless pregnant teenager. Not generally the kind of storyline I go for, but well-written.
Ruby A Novel edition by Ann Hood Literature Fiction eBooks
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Ruby A Novel edition by Ann Hood Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
Olivia and Ruby meet under very unusual circumstances. Olivia is staying at a beach house that she and her husband planned to live in together. He was tragically killed and she is trying to come to terms with her grief. She finds Ruby in her kitchen drinking a glass of water. Ruby is 15, pregnant, and has no place to go. Although suspicious of her, Olivia lets her stay in her house and gradually they form a bond.
Olivia decides that the best thing for everyone is for her to adopt Ruby's baby. But will Ruby keep her word? Even tho she's only 15, there are times when she seems to think that it will be possible for her to keep her baby.
Their relationship goes through many stages from the distrust in the beginning to true friendship at the end. It is a marvelous book.
Ann Hood has a clear voice and tells believable stories about modern women in real-life situations. I knew I'd be in for a good read. I wasn't disappointed.
Ruby is the story of a young widow, still grieving for her husband, who takes in a young pregnant teenager. They're conflict of course as they each have different needs. And the conclusion is satisfying, if not perfect.
The book does have some faults. I would have liked to see just a few less scenes about the past marriage because the story was really very much in the present.
But it is an easy book to read -- a mere 225 pages, and it moves quickly. The characters are real and they drive the plot. And I was drawn into the story and held there for the well-crafted story.
Olivia, after a whirlwind romance and marriage, finds herself widowed. While she goes through the motions of living at the cottage she and David loved, into her life breaks Ruby. Literally. Ruby is as unexpected by Olivia as Ruby's pregnancy was to Ruby. The two form an unusual bond that is dysfunctional and supportive at the same time. Through out the whole book you continue to see how immature Ruby is and how foolish her choices have been and will no doubt continue to be. Though you hope she will get her life together, even at the conclusion of the book you sense she never will. At least Olivia is able to move forward throughout the story and become stronger. It is a compelling story to read as you try to figure out what Ruby will do with her baby, but it is not a particularly happy book.
It was only 225 pages long so I had to finish it to find out the ending. I've read other books by Ann Hood but this wasn't one of my favorites.
I just wanted to get to the ending to find out what the baby was and what the name was and who finally was the "mother".
So much for that idea.
I tried, I really did, but I DNF. At page 43 I closed the book and said the hell with this. Later the next day I picked it up and tried again. It took me three more days just to get to page 93. I really hated this book. I absolutely despised the main character Olivia. Olivia is a flippin idiot. I can't describe her any other way. The woman is not right in the head and it's not even an endearing not right in the head. She has to be the stupidest character I have ever had the misfortune of coming across. I have no idea what makes her think she would have ever been able to raise a baby. At the point I got to, I didn't even care anymore whether or not she would get the baby or what she would do with it when she got it. I did want to finish Ruby's story and what happened to her in the end, but I couldn't bear to listen to Olivia babble one more minute.
Ann Hood should be declared a saint by all married men (along with Dr. Laura since she published The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands last year). The main character in Ruby is not Ruby, is Olivia. She had been married for only a few months when her husband is killed while jogging. That very morning, when he tried to get intimate, Olivia shunned him away, and suggested that he go for a run. After his death, this is a regret that Olivia cannot shake away. Many a woman (including me) will heed her implied advice after reading this book.
So Olivia is devastated and goes to their summer house on the coast in Rhode Island to prepare it for sale. While there, she meets Ruby. Ruby is 15 going on 40, and very pregnant. Olivia starts fantasizing about keeping Ruby's baby, as it had been hers and David's dream to have a child. But Ruby is a bit of a con-artist, and the process is not going to be smooth sailing.
The beauty about the story is not so much about Olivia getting the baby as it is about Olivia getting a family. It was heartwarming to see the evolution of Olivia and Ruby's relationship, from distrust, to antagonism, to acceptance, to full support. I loved the ending.
I wasn't too happy about a few unsatisfying details in the story
* David falling in love at first sight with Olivia, the milliner who sold him the hat he was supposed to give to his girlfriend on Valentine's Day. He gave her the hat and proceeded to break up with her. How shallow! I never warmed up to him.
* Olivia's unrealistic retreat to the beach house in RI. She has a business to run and an apartment in NYC, yet she has the means to close them up without subletting. Was she so independently wealthy?
* There is a three-year-old in the story that says things like "We've never eaten in here. [...] Honest to God, we never eat in here. Not in a million years". OK, how many three-year-olds do you know that say "we've never eaten"? I know many an adult that says "we've never ate".
* Olivia and Ruby's fight in the parking lot at the A&W. No matter how stoned those kids were, no one came to Ruby's defense?
* Rex's visit to the beach house in the middle of the night. Hmmm...
* The cassette tape. I will not into details so as not to spoil this part.
In any event, this was a pretty good novel, that read like a breeze. I don't think it is stellar, but I enjoyed the pace. The style reminded me a bit of Laurie Colwin's fabulous novels, maybe because of the New England setting, maybe because the simple, fresh dialog, maybe because of the strong women friendships.
A newly widowed woman takes in a homeless pregnant teenager. Not generally the kind of storyline I go for, but well-written.
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