"The Book of Ruth"@en . . . . . "The Book of Ruth (1988) is a novel by Jane Hamilton. It won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award for a best first novel in 1988 and was the Oprah's Book Club selection for November 1996."@en . . . "PS3558.A4428 B66 1988" . "328"^^ . "17919102" . "0-89919-744-2" . "813/.54 19" . .