![]() ![]() The exception is Ephram Jennings, a soft-spoken Black man who is overlooked by most of Liberty. ![]() She quickly becomes a subject of local gossip, with rumors swirling that her condition is the result of her own sins.īy 1974, most people in town avoid Ruby. In 1963, Ruby Bell moves from New York back to her birthplace, the all-Black Liberty Township in East Texas-distinct from the mostly-white Liberty 100 miles southwest but typically referred to as just “Liberty.” Upon her return, she moves back into the old Bell family home and publicly descends into a mental health crisis, living in filth and frequently wandering the town in a fugue state. This study guide quotes and obscures the author’s use of the n-word. This guide refers to the Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 eBook edition of the 2015 Hogarth publication.Ĭontent Warning: Ruby contains graphic descriptions of violence and child abuse, including physical and sexual abuse and assault, incest, infant death, and homicide potentially upsetting depictions of racism and intolerance toward gay people. ![]()
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