The Book of Ruth (novel)

The Book of Ruth

First edition
Author	Jane Hamilton
Language	English
Published	1988 (Ticknor and Fields)
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback)
Pages	328 pp
ISBN	0-89919-744-2
OCLC	17919102
Dewey Decimal	813/.54 19
LC Class	PS3558.A4428 B66 1988

The Book of Ruth (1988) is a novel by Jane Hamilton. It won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for best first novel in 1988 and was the Oprah's Book Club selection for November 1996.