A wonderful coming-of-age novel from Zoe Fishman, author of Balancing Acts, Saving Ruth tells the story of a fish-out-of-water young Jewish woman, returning to her Alabama hometown after a semester at a "Yankee college," only to discover that life--and she, herself--haven't really changed in the ways she'd hoped. Southern fiction with a pungent twist, Saving Ruth is a wonderfully evocative, delightfully engaging tale that, nonetheless, seriously addresses provocative issues like anorexia, family dynamics, and the racial and ethnic tensions of the Deep South.


Author: Zoe Fishman
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 05/01/2012
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.43w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780062059840


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/26/2012 pg. 51
Library Journal 04/01/2012 pg. 70
Booklist 04/15/2012 pg. 24
Kirkus Reviews 05/15/2012

About the Author
Fishman, Zoe: -

Zoe Fishman is the bestselling author of Inheriting Edith, Driving Lessons, Saving Ruth and Balancing Acts. She's the recipient of myriad awards, including a NY Post Pick.

She's been profiled in Publisher's Weekly and The Huffington Post among others. Her writing has been published in The Atlanta Journal Constitution as part of their moving "Personal Journey" series.

Zoe worked in the New York publishing industry for thirteen years. She was recently the Visiting Writer at SCAD Atlanta and currently teaches at Emory Continuing Education and The Decatur Writers Studio, at which she is also the Executive Director. She lives in Decatur with her family.