Mourning Ruby

This is that rare novel, an intensely emotional, fiercely intelligent story, fiction with the power to offer redemption. – Publishers Weekly (starred). An intriguing, well-written work about family, love, tragedy, and friendship. Recommended. – Library Journal. Abandoned as a baby, Rebecca has no tie to her parents other than the men’s size-eleven shoebox in which she was found. She grows from a child with no history to a woman who creates her own tender family. Among...
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This is that rare novel, an intensely emotional, fiercely intelligent story, fiction with the power to offer redemption. – Publishers Weekly (starred). An intriguing, well-written work about family, love, tragedy, and friendship. Recommended. – Library Journal. Abandoned as a baby, Rebecca has no tie to her parents other than the men’s size-eleven shoebox in which she was found. She grows from a child with no history to a woman who creates her own tender family. Among those closest to her are Joe, a brilliant historian and loyal friend; and Adam, Joe’s friend who is now Rebecca’s devoted husband. Ruby is the daughter whom Rebecca loves intensely. Rebecca’s hopeful life is dealt a blow that could shatter the strongest ties. In the end, it will be Joe who helps Rebecca and Adam find each other again by finally offering Rebecca a history she can call her own.