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A haunting debut novel from gifted storyteller Cynthia Bond, Ruby brings to life a suffocating African-American community in East Texas—Liberty Township—where, nearly a century after emancipation, the residents are anything but free.
Ultimately, Ruby is a grim, but beautiful story that will draw you in and tear you up. It is not a tale for the tender-hearted or for those who are easily saddened by the atrocities humans can inflict on each other. In an essay written by the author, Bond explains “My own history of abuse informed this novel, as well. I joined a support group.
Ruby Summary “Ruby” is an African-American historical-fantasy by Cynthia Bond. The story recounts the relationship between Ruby Bell, a woman considered to be crazy, and Ephram Jennings, a man considered weak and worthless by a town with dark secrets.
Set in 1974, Cynthia Bond's Ruby navigates the relationship between Ruby Bell, the former town beauty who returns from a decade in New York City only to quietly toile with her early childhood.
Ruby by Cynthia Bond Summary Study Guide. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Ruby; Plot Summary Part 1. A black boy named Ephram loved to watch a black girl named Ruby. One time he saw her stand in the middle the street and start urinating. When people started laughing at her she looked down at the puddle she created and dropped all her food.
Cynthia Bond will talk about and sign copies of her debut novel, Ruby, at Blue Willow Books in Houston on Wednesday, May 7, at 7 p.m. Cynthia Bond’s debut novel leaves the reader dirty, her.
Former actress, Cynthia Bond is an American author who is highly regarded and active in the literary world. Ruby is her stunning critically acclaimed debut novel, which has taken the world by storm; shortlisted for the 2016 Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction, it spent six weeks in a row on the New York Times Bestseller list.
CYNTHIA BOND is a New York Times Best-Selling Author. Her novel RUBY was chosen to be an Oprah Book Club 2.0 selection. Her novel RUBY was chosen to be an Oprah Book Club 2.0 selection. RUBY was also a Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers selection, and an Indie Next Pick.
Review:. Essay by Cynthia Bond. There are elements of Ruby—locations, characters, stories—that have come from real life.It’s a bit like a pot of gumbo. There are moments, spices, that have been stirred in slowly—from my life and from the stories of others.
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Cynthia Bond in Malibu, California, near Paradigm Malibu where she is on staff as a Therapeutic Writing Teacher for at-risk youth. Cynthia Bond (born 1961) is an American author and former actress. Her debut novel Ruby spent six consecutive weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list, (1) and was chosen as a selection for Oprah's Book Club 2.0.
Ruby by Cynthia Bond Summary Study Guide. Detailed plot synopsis reviews of Ruby; Plot Summary Part 4. Celia blamed Ruby, then a six year old girl, for corrupting her father. How crazy is that? Back in the present, Ruby goes outside in the pouring rain because she sees ghosts of dead children. Then the evil black sex ghost comes, but Ephram.
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