{"product_id":"ruthie-paperback","title":"Ruthie - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJeff Kunerth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the first day of 1930, a young single woman from Iowa took the train to Denver for a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ejob as a church schoolteacher. Each day for six months, Ruthie recorded her life in a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMilestone diary - capturing the sweet spot in Denver history between the Stock Market\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecrash and the Great Depression. This book is a work of historical fiction weaving\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etogether factual diary entries with the fictional story of love, lies, deception and murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Denver, Ruthie waits every day for another letter from Walter, the farmer boyfriend\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshe left behind, who pleads for her return. She becomes friends with Rose, an aging\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eflapper; is pursued by investigative reporter Buckshot; falls under the influence of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emanipulative school principal Mr. Keul; becomes a reclamation project of society woman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMrs. Press; and attempts to tame Mary Helen, her most stubborn student.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a novice teacher, Ruthie deals with self-doubt, homesickness, and temptations. She\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003estruggles with an anger inherited from her alcoholic father and critical mother. On the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edark streets of Denver, she carries a straight razor and a revulsion for the skid row\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebums who remind her of her father. In Denver, nothing is what it seems. Most of all\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuthie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48901079597305,"sku":"9781943307227","price":20.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/rYoebSK1S_9781943307227.webp?v=1787749394","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/ruthie-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}