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A Silver Moon for Rose
408 pages, Paperback
Published November 15, 2016
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About the author
Ruth Bass
23 books4 followersA career newspaper woman, Ruth Bass published her first novel, “Sarah’s Daughter,” in 2007 at the age of 72. She was born July 18, 1934 in Amherst, Massachusetts, and grew up in various New England communities. A graduate of Westfield (MA) High School and Bates College, she earned a master of science degree in journalism from Columbia University where she also received the Tennessee Williams Award for creative journalism.
Her novel is based on a tiny kernel of knowledge about how her grandmother, at the age of 14, faced bringing up two siblings, running a household, coping with her increasingly alcoholic father. “I was a Girl Scout leader for years and became aware that my scouts faced many of the same problems that confronted my grandmother in the 1880’s and decided a book might be in there somewhere.” Since her grandmother did not talk about her experiences as a teenager, the book is almost entirely fictional, although its historical aspect – especially the daily life in a rural community – was carefully researched.
She is married to novelist and newspaper columnist Milton Bass, and the couple has three adult children and six grandchildren. In addition to writing, she finds time for gardening, knitting, reading, golf, tennis, photography and cooking.
Her novel is based on a tiny kernel of knowledge about how her grandmother, at the age of 14, faced bringing up two siblings, running a household, coping with her increasingly alcoholic father. “I was a Girl Scout leader for years and became aware that my scouts faced many of the same problems that confronted my grandmother in the 1880’s and decided a book might be in there somewhere.” Since her grandmother did not talk about her experiences as a teenager, the book is almost entirely fictional, although its historical aspect – especially the daily life in a rural community – was carefully researched.
She is married to novelist and newspaper columnist Milton Bass, and the couple has three adult children and six grandchildren. In addition to writing, she finds time for gardening, knitting, reading, golf, tennis, photography and cooking.
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March 3, 2021
Very good, if your into historical fiction, it's a very good read.
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