{"product_id":"ruby-cathy-a-firster-9798255109210","title":"Ruby","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is seen is not always what is known.\u003cbr\u003eAnd what is known is not always spoken.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a quiet Southern street, a young girl watches the world from the edge of a ditch-where beauty and danger grow side by side.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuby stands at the fence every day.\u003cbr\u003eSilent. Still. Watching.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe never speaks.\u003cbr\u003eShe never plays.\u003cbr\u003eAnd no one ever asks why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom backyard games to school days, from whispered conversations to things no child should ever witness, a pattern begins to form-one that is felt long before it is understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold through the eyes of a child, \u003ci\u003eRUBY\u003c\/i\u003e is a haunting literary novel about silence, survival, and the things people choose not to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs tension builds beneath the surface of an ordinary neighborhood, the line between innocence and awareness begins to blur-until one moment changes everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd even then... some questions remain unanswered\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for readers who enjoy: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSouthern Gothic fiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePsychological suspense\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLiterary coming-of-age stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cathy A. Firster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798255109210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 88\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Cathy A. Firster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172585611519,"sku":"9798255109210","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ruby-cathy-a-firster-9798255109210","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}