The Book of Ruth, by Jane Hamilton, was given its name due to the fact that the story is fairly similar to a Bible story that claims the same title. Jane Hamilton's version is in that Ruth lives with her mother, May, and takes care of her, but their relationship has some bad points along with the not so bad. In the Bible version the main character Ruth lives with her mother, Naomi, and maintains a good relationship with her as she takes care of Naomi. May is upset because of events that took p
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