Disobedience - Hardcover

Praise for The Book of Ruth:
"Ms. Hamilton gives Ruth a humble dignity and allows her hope-but it's not a heavenly hope. It's a common one, caked with mud and held with gritted teeth. And it's probably the only kind that's worth reading about."
-"New York Times" Book Review
Praise for A Map of the World:
"It takes a writer of rare power and discipline to carry off an achievement like A Map of the World. Hamilton proves here that she is one of our best." -"Newsweek"
"Stunning prose and unforgettable characters...an enthralling tale of guilt, betrayal, and the terrifying ways our lives can spin out of control."
-"Entertainment Weekly" (A+)
Praise for The Short History of a Prince:
"With intelligence and empathy-and drawing on rich veins of irony-Hamilton tells the story of Walter's search to define his talents...at once surprising and redemptive."
-"New York Times" Book Review
"Hamilton's third novel and arguably her best, for it matches its range of emotion with a technical precision both masterful and haunting...Hamilton has eased time and memory throughout her novel with the expert
abandon of a dancer in full pirouette."
-"Boston Globe"

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"Wonderful.... Her finest novel yet." -"Chicago Tribune""Lovely...resonant...keenly wrought." -"The New York Times""Funny and moving.... An entertaining, well-plotted meditation on secrecy in the history of a loving family." -"San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle""Stunning...haunting...exquisite. Another troubling masterpiece in what's fast become a remarkable body of work." -"The Christian Science Monitor""Suffused with the bittersweet nostalgia we feel for lost loves and failed romances.... Satisfying and moving. Hamilton writes beautifully." -Francine Prose

Wonderful . Her finest novel yet. "Chicago Tribune" Lovely resonant keenly wrought. "The New York Times" Funny and moving . An entertaining, well-plotted meditation on secrecy in the history of a loving family. "San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle" Stunning haunting exquisite. Another troubling masterpiece in what s fast become a remarkable body of work. "The Christian Science Monitor" Suffused with the bittersweet nostalgia we feel for lost loves and failed romances . Satisfying and moving. Hamilton writes beautifully. Francine Prose"

Wonderful . Her finest novel yet. Chicago Tribune Lovely resonant keenly wrought. The New York Times Funny and moving . An entertaining, well-plotted meditation on secrecy in the history of a loving family. San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle Stunning haunting exquisite. Another troubling masterpiece in what s fast become a remarkable body of work. The Christian Science Monitor Suffused with the bittersweet nostalgia we feel for lost loves and failed romances . Satisfying and moving. Hamilton writes beautifully. Francine Prose"

Jane Hamilton lives, works, and writes in an orchard farmhouse in Rochester, Wisconsin. Her first novel, The Book of Ruth, won the PENErnest Hemingway Award for best first novel and was a selection of the Oprah Book Club. Her second novel, A Map of the World, was also a selection of the Oprah Book Club and an international bestseller. Her most recent novel, The Short History of a Prince, was a Publishers Weekly Best Book of 1998.