The Book of Ruth (novel)

The Book of Ruth
First edition
AuthorJane Hamilton
LanguageEnglish
Published1988 (Ticknor and Fields)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages328 pp
ISBN0-89919-744-2
OCLC17919102
813/.54 19
LC ClassPS3558.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.