The Little Way of Ruthie Leming: A Southern Girl, a Small Town, and the Secret of a Good Life

by Rod Dreher

Book Overview

The Little Way of Ruthie Leming follows Rod Dreher, a Philadelphia journalist, back to his hometown of St. Francisville, Louisiana (pop. 1,700) in the wake of his younger sister Ruthie's death. When she was diagnosed at age 40 with a virulent form of cancer in 2010, Dreher was moved by the way the community he had left behind rallied around his dying sister, a schoolteacher. He was also struck by the grace and courage with which his sister...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1455521914
• ISBN13: 9781455521913
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.5"

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