Historical fiction book · Open Library
Drowning Ruth
Unknown author · historical fiction
Worn out from nursing soldiers at a Milwaukee hospital and struggling to recover from a traumatic love affair, Amanda Starkey returns to her family's rural Wisconsin farm to stay with her beloved sister, Mattie, and young niece, Ruth.
About this historical novel
Drowning Ruth by Unknown author is historical fiction rooted in Global / multiple. Worn out from nursing soldiers at a Milwaukee hospital and struggling to recover from a traumatic love affair, Amanda Starkey returns to her family's rural Wisconsin farm to stay with her beloved sister, Mattie, and young niece, Ruth.
On HisFic we tag it under 1. Literary historical fiction so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include world war, 1914-1918, psychological aspects of world war, 1914-1918, drowning victims, fiction, and open library staff picks.
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Plot summary
Worn out from nursing soldiers at a Milwaukee hospital and struggling to recover from a traumatic love affair, Amanda Starkey returns to her family's rural Wisconsin farm to stay with her beloved sister, Mattie, and young niece, Ruth.
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Regions & places
Global / multiple
Themes
- world war, 1914-1918
- psychological aspects of world war, 1914-1918
- drowning victims
- fiction
- open library staff picks
- historical fiction
- sisters
- mothers and daughters
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open-library