Ruth

by Marlene S. Lewis

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From the lush Owen Stanley Ranges of Papua New Guinea to working-class inner Sydney... Ruth follows the story of its protagonist, the only daughter of John and Alice Madison, coffee plantation owners. Set in the fifties and sixties, Ruth struggles to rise above the stigma of being an unwed mother alone in a strange land. Determined not to end up on the streets, she learns to live by her wits - until circumstances take a turn for the worse.
To provide a better life for her son, Stewart, she takes up work in a distant town. There, she meets...Read more
  • ISBN10 1848766238
  • ISBN13 9781848766235
  • Publish Date 1 March 2012
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 26 May 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Troubador Publishing
  • Imprint Matador
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 336
  • Language English