Ruth Moore

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The Weir

Author: Ruth Moore
Publisher: Islandport Press

The Weir, written in 1943, takes place in a small island fishing village during the years before World War II, set against a backdrop of hard work and struggle. Ruth Moore, one of the great regional novelists of the twentieth century, brilliantly and authentically captures not only the characteristics of coastal Maine and its people, but using them to write a story of universal human drama featuring two primary families who feud, gossip, and struggle while being battered by the relentless tides of change sweeping over their community and their entire way of life. This reissue of Ruth Moore’s debut novel includes a new introduction.

tagged: Fiction, General Fiction, Islandport Press, Paperback, Ruth Moore

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ISBN associated with this title:	9781944762940
Item	ISL119
Publisher	Islandport Press
Publisher	Islandport Press
Published on	March 14 2022
Language	eng
Pages	352
Format	Paperback
Dimensions	8.5(in) x 5.5(in)
Shipping weight	0(g)
Status	ACTIVE TITLE

Ruth Moore

Ruth Moore, Gotts Island, MaineBorn and raised in the Maine fishing village of Gotts Island, Ruth Moore (1903?1989) emerged as one of the most important Maine authors of the twentieth century, best known for her authentic portrayals of Maine people and her evocative descriptions of the state. In her time, she was favorably compared to Faulkner, Steinbeck, Caldwell, and O'Connor. She graduated from Albany State Teacher's College and worked at a variety of jobs in New York, Washington, D.C., and California, including as personal secretary to Mary White Ovington, a founder of the NAACP, and at Reader's Digest. The Weir, her debut novel in 1943, was hailed by critics and established Moore as an important and popular novelist, but her second novel, Spoonhandle soared to great success, spending fourteen weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. The novel was also made into the movie, Deep Waters. The success of Spoonhandle gave her the financial security to build a house in Bass Harbor and spend the rest of her life writing novels in her home state. Ultimately, she wrote fourteen novels. Moore and her partner, Eleanor Mayo, travelled extensively, but never again lived outside of Maine. Moore died in Bar Harbor in 1989, leaving a nearly unmatched literary legacy.

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