Mama Ruby

Mary Monroe

Jan 2015 · A Mama Ruby Novel Book 2 · Dafina

About this ebook

The new edition of a modern classic by New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Mary Monroe!

An enduring tale of the rebellious early years of Mama Ruby in 1930s Louisiana – the bold, brassy, indomitable heroine of Mary Monroe’s acclaimed debut, The Upper Room.

Growing up in Shreveport, Louisiana, Ruby Jean Upshaw is the kind of girl who knows what she wants and knows how to get it. By the time she’s fifteen, Ruby has a taste for fast men and cheap liquor, and not even her preacher daddy can set her straight. Only Othella Mae Cartier, daughter of the town tramp, understands what makes Ruby tick.

When Ruby discovers she’s in the family way, she’s scared for the first time in her life. After hiding her growing belly, Ruby secretly gives birth to a baby girl at Othella’s house. Othella talks Ruby into giving the child away—and with the help of a shocking revelation, convinces Ruby to run off with her to New Orleans.

But nothing can erase Ruby’s memories of her child—or quell her simmering rage at Othella for persuading her to let her precious baby go. Someday there will be a reckoning. And Othella will learn that no one exacts revenge quite like Ruby Jean Upshaw . . .

Ratings and reviews

Excellent book I wanted to keep reading after I was done with the book I would love to read another book about mama Ruby family it just seams like the book was left in the air about her kids and her grandkids I would love to read more about mama Ruby family this was a great read and now that I have read all 3 books I want to read more I hope to see more books about mama Ruby family soon I would recommend this book.

LIFE AS IT IS... A GREAT NOVEL, I JUST LOVE MARY MONROE, I'M ADDICTED TO HER BOOKS, I'VE READ ABOUT 5 OF HER BOOKS. THEY'RE DIFFERENTLY A PAGE TURNER, & LEAVE U SHOUTING " MORE " !!! EXCELLENT!

I loved this book and all the books I have read by Mary Monroe. Another great read and great back story to one of my favorite characters.

About the author

Mary Monroe is the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five novels and six novellas. She is a three-time AALBC bestseller and winner of the AAMBC Maya Angelou Lifetime Achievement Award, the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles Award, and the J. California Cooper Memorial Award. The daughter of Alabama sharecroppers, she taught herself how to write before going on to become the first and only member of her family to finish high school. She lives in Oakland, California, and loves to hear from her readers via e-mail at [e-mail]. Visit Mary’s website at MaryMonroe.org.