Mama Ruby - Mary Monroe
-20% with code BOOKS
Shipping in 22-28 days
30-day return policy
The new edition of a modern classic by New York Timesย bestselling and award-winning author Mary Monroe!An enduring tale of the rebellious early years of Mama Ruby in 1930s Louisiana โ the bold, brassy, indomitable heroine of Mary Monroeโs acclaimed debut, The Upper Room. Growing up in Shreveport, Louisiana, Ruby Jean Upshaw is the kind of girl who knows what she wants and knows how to get it. By the time sh ... Full description
You May Also Like
Description
The new edition of a modern classic by New York Timesย bestselling and award-winning author Mary Monroe!
An enduring tale of the rebellious early years of Mama Ruby in 1930s Louisiana โ the bold, brassy, indomitable heroine of Mary Monroeโs acclaimed debut, The Upper Room.
Growing up in Shreveport, Louisiana, Ruby Jean Upshaw is the kind of girl who knows what she wants and knows how to get it. By the time sheโs fifteen, Ruby has a taste for fast men and cheap liquor, and not even her preacher daddy can set her straight. Only Othella Mae Cartier, daughter of the town tramp, understands what makes Ruby tick.
When Ruby discovers sheโs in the family way, sheโs scared for the first time in her life. After hiding her growing belly, Ruby secretly gives birth to a baby girl at Othellaโs house. Othella talks Ruby into giving the child awayโand with the help of a shocking revelation, convinces Ruby to run off with her to New Orleans.
But nothing can erase Rubyโs memories of her childโor quell her simmering rage at Othella for persuading her to let her precious baby go. Someday there will be a reckoning. And Othella will learn that no one exacts revenge quite like Ruby Jean Upshaw . . .
More Information
| Author | Mary Monroe |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Kensington Publishing Corporation |
| Release year | 2023 |
| Cover type | Softcover |
| EAN | 9781496739179 |