Publication
Anchor (1989), Edition: 1st, 298 pages
Original publication date
1988-10-12
Status
Available
Call number
Description
Ruth, a young woman living in a rural Illinois town, looks back on the people who have shaped her life, including her runaway father, shrewish mother, and crazy husband.
Physical description
298 p.; 7.98 inches
Genres
Awards
Audie Award (Finalist — 1998)
PEN/Hemingway Award (Winner — 1989)
GLCA New Writers Award (Fiction — 1989)
WLA Literary Awards (1989)
Oprah's Book Club selection (1996)