Drowning Ruth (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780345439109)

"POWERFUL . . . SUSPENSEFUL . . . RICHLY TEXTURED . . . A] CHILLING, PRECOCIOUSLY GOOD START TO A BRIGHT NEW NOVELIST'S CAREER."
-The New York Times

" A] gripping psychological thriller . . . In the winter of 1919, a young mother named Mathilda Neumann drowns beneath the ice of a rural Wisconsin lake. The shock of her death dramatically changes the lives of her daughter, troubled sister, and husband. . . . Told in the voices of several of the main characters and skipping back and forth in time, the narrative gradually and tantalizingly reveals the dark family secrets and the unsettling discoveries that lead to the truth of what actually happened the night of the drowning. . . . Schwarz certainly succeeds at keeping the reader engrossed."
-FRANCINE PROSE
Us Weekly

"DEFT AND ASSURED . . . WITH] STRONG CHARACTERS AND A PLOT LONG ON TENSION AND SURPRISES."
-Time

"A strong sense of portent and unusually vivid characters distinguish this mesmerizing first novel about horrifying family secrets and nearly annihilating guilt. Drowning Ruth is a complex and rewarding debut."
-ANITA SHREVE
Author of The Pilot's Wife

"RIVETING . . . A VERY SUSPENSEFUL TALE, ONE THAT WILL KEEP READERS UP SHIVERING IN THE NIGHT."
-USA Today


Author: Christina Schwarz
ISBN-10: 0345439104
ISBN-13: 9780345439109
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Language: English
Published: 07/31/2001
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.23h x 5.55w x 0.77d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.8
Point Value: 16
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 45203 / Drowning Ruth


Review Citation(s):
Entertainment Weekly 08/03/2001 pg. 61
New York Times 08/26/2001 pg. 24
Library Journal 08/01/2004 pg. 132