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Rubyfruit Jungle: A Novel

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Rubyfruit Jungle: A Novel
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Rita Mae Brown
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 203,Width 131
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9781101965122
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Random House USA Inc
Imprint Bantam Dell Publishing Group, Div of Random House, Inc
Publication Date 23 June 2015
Publication Country United States

Description

In trade paperback for the first time, with a new introduction by the author, a fresh, contemporary repackage of Rita Mae Brown's ground-breaking, landmark novel. "The rare work of fiction that has changed real life . . . If you don't yet know Molly Bolt-or Rita Mae Brown, who created her-I urge you to read and thank them both."-Gloria Steinem Winner of the Lambda Literary Pioneer Award | Winner of the Lee Lynch Classic Book Award A landmark coming-of-age novel that launched the career of one of this country's most distinctive voices, Rubyfruit Jungle remains a transformative work more than forty years after its original publication. In bawdy, moving prose, Rita Mae Brown tells the story of Molly Bolt, the adoptive daughter of a dirt-poor Southern couple who boldly forges her own path in America. With her startling beauty and crackling wit, Molly finds that women are drawn to her wherever she goes-and she refuses to apologize for loving them back. This literary milestone continues to resonate with its message about being true to yourself and, against the odds, living happily ever after. Praise for Rubyfruit Jungle "Groundbreaking."-The New York Times "Powerful . . . a truly incredible book . . . I found myself laughing hysterically, then sobbing uncontrollably just moments later."-The Boston Globe "You can't fully know-or enjoy-how much the world has changed without reading this truly wonderful book."-Andrew Tobias, author of The Best Little Boy in the World "A crass and hilarious slice of growing up 'different,' as fun to read today as it was in 1973."-The Rumpus "Molly Bolt is a genuine descendant-genuine female descendant-of Huckleberry Finn. And Rita Mae Brown is, like Mark Twain, a serious writer who gets her messages across through laughter."-Donna E. Shalala "A trailblazing literary coup at publication . . . It was the right book at the right time."-Lee Lynch, author ofBeggar of Love

Author Biography

Rita Mae Brown is the bestselling author of the Sneaky Pie Brown series; the Sister Jane series; A Nose for Justice and Murder Unleashed; Rubyfruit Jungle; In Her Day; and Six of One, as well as several other novels. An Emmy-nominated screenwriter and a poet, Brown lives in Afton, Virginia.

Reviews

"The rare work of fiction that has changed real life . . . Because its heroine dares to be her unique and spirited self, despite society's biases about class and sexuality, Rubyfruit Jungle has helped generations of readers to do the same. If you don't yet know Molly Bolt-or Rita Mae Brown, who created her-I urge you to read and thank them both."-Gloria Steinem "Groundbreaking."-The New York Times "Powerful . . . a truly incredible book . . . I found myself laughing hysterically, then sobbing uncontrollably just moments later."-The Boston Globe "You can't fully know-or enjoy-how much the world has changed without reading this truly wonderful book."-Andrew Tobias, author of The Best Little Boy in the World "A crass and hilarious slice of growing up 'different,' as fun to read today as it was in 1973."-The Rumpus "Molly Bolt is a genuine descendant-genuine female descendant-of Huckleberry Finn. And Rita Mae Brown is, like Mark Twain, a serious writer who gets her messages across through laughter."-Donna E. Shalala "A trailblazing literary coup at publication . . . It was the right book at the right time."-Lee Lynch, author of Beggar of Love