SHE HAS NO AUTONOMY. CAN SHE BE HAPPY?
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✍️ The article reviews Kate Riley's debut novel, Ruth, which tells the story of a woman's life in a closed Anabaptist Christian community, the Dorf, where individuality is suppressed and personal freedom is limited.
👉 The Dorf is a closed Anabaptist Christian community where individuality is suppressed and personal freedom is limited. 👉 Ruth is a creative and witty woman who struggles to find happiness within the community. 👉 The novel portrays the Dorf sympathetically, despite its strict rules and limitations. 👉 Ruth finds ways to express herself and find joy despite the constraints of the community.
-- #KateRiley #Ruth #CalvinWinslow #AlanFeder #MiriamToews #EmmaCline #TheDorf #Midwest #literature
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