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Title: Diamond Ruby
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: Joseph Wallace
Narrator: Lorna Raver
Format: Unabridged
Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-11-10
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
17-year-old Ruby Thomas, newly responsible for her two young nieces after a devastating tragedy, is determined to keep her family safe in the vast, swirling world of 1920s New York City. Shes got street smarts, boundless determination, and one unusual skill: the ability to throw a ball as hard as the greatest pitchers in a baseball-mad city.
From Coney Island sideshows to the brand-new Yankee Stadium, Diamond Ruby chronicles the extraordinary life and times of a girl who rises from utter poverty to the kind of renown only the Roaring Twenties can bestow. But her fame comes with a price, and Ruby must escape a deadly web of conspiracy and threats from Prohibition rumrunners, the Ku Klux Klan, and the gangster underworld.
Critic Reviews:
Based on the true story of a lady pitcher who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in exhibition play, this debut novel from nonfiction author Wallaceis a diverting sports taleSharply sketched, convincing historical characters like Ruth and Dempsey add to the considerable appeal of Wallaces gritty but fun period baseball tale. ()Publishers Weekly)
Ruby is a keeperthere are echoes of Betty Smiths A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, but this story holds its own, allowing Diamond Ruby her place as a literary gem. (Library Journal)
Diamond Ruby is a very special book. The comparisons to A Tree Grows in Brooklyn are not made lightly: Joseph Wallace deserves that accolade and many more. Ruby is a wonderful, memorable character and Wallaces prose is a perfect match for her. (Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author of Life Sentences)
Members Reviews:
Couldn't get into it
I did make it through and it was a pretty decent story. It had it moments and I am giving it four stars due to excellent narration and good writing. I simply found it a little dull at points.
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Title: Diamond Ruby
Subtitle: A Novel
Author: Joseph Wallace
Narrator: Lorna Raver
Format: Unabridged
Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
Language: English
Release date: 08-11-10
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 13 votes
Genres: Fiction, Historical
Publisher's Summary:
17-year-old Ruby Thomas, newly responsible for her two young nieces after a devastating tragedy, is determined to keep her family safe in the vast, swirling world of 1920s New York City. Shes got street smarts, boundless determination, and one unusual skill: the ability to throw a ball as hard as the greatest pitchers in a baseball-mad city.
From Coney Island sideshows to the brand-new Yankee Stadium, Diamond Ruby chronicles the extraordinary life and times of a girl who rises from utter poverty to the kind of renown only the Roaring Twenties can bestow. But her fame comes with a price, and Ruby must escape a deadly web of conspiracy and threats from Prohibition rumrunners, the Ku Klux Klan, and the gangster underworld.
Critic Reviews:
Based on the true story of a lady pitcher who struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in exhibition play, this debut novel from nonfiction author Wallaceis a diverting sports taleSharply sketched, convincing historical characters like Ruth and Dempsey add to the considerable appeal of Wallaces gritty but fun period baseball tale. ()Publishers Weekly)
Ruby is a keeperthere are echoes of Betty Smiths A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, but this story holds its own, allowing Diamond Ruby her place as a literary gem. (Library Journal)
Diamond Ruby is a very special book. The comparisons to A Tree Grows in Brooklyn are not made lightly: Joseph Wallace deserves that accolade and many more. Ruby is a wonderful, memorable character and Wallaces prose is a perfect match for her. (Laura Lippman, New York Times bestselling author of Life Sentences)
Members Reviews:
Couldn't get into it
I did make it through and it was a pretty decent story. It had it moments and I am giving it four stars due to excellent narration and good writing. I simply found it a little dull at points.