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Deftly written and emotionally powerful, Drowning Ruth is just a stunning portrait of the ties that bind sisters together and the forces that tear them apart, of the dangers of keeping secrets and the explosive repercussions once they are revealed. An enchanting and achingly gorgeous debut.Winter, 1919. Amanda Starkey spends her days nursing soldiers wounded in the Truly Amazing War. Finding herself suddenly overwhelmed, she flees Milwaukee and retreats to her family's farm on Nagawaukee Lake, seeking comfort with her younger sister, Mathilda, and three-year-old niece, Ruth.