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Set in Victorian times, the story follows Ruth Hilton, an orphaned seamstress who faces societal condemnation after being seduced and abandoned by a gentleman. Pregnant and alone, she finds refuge with a minister and his sister, who help her maintain the facade of widowhood to shield her child from stigma. As Ruth builds a respectable life as a governess, her past resurfaces with the return of Bellingham, jeopardizing her newfound status and the future of her child.
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Ruth, Elizabeth Gaskell
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- Released
- 2008
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- Title
- Ruth
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Elizabeth Gaskell
- Publisher
- SMK Books
- Released
- 2008
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 308
- ISBN13
- 9781604594744
- Series
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- Set in Victorian times, the story follows Ruth Hilton, an orphaned seamstress who faces societal condemnation after being seduced and abandoned by a gentleman. Pregnant and alone, she finds refuge with a minister and his sister, who help her maintain the facade of widowhood to shield her child from stigma. As Ruth builds a respectable life as a governess, her past resurfaces with the return of Bellingham, jeopardizing her newfound status and the future of her child.