Ruby - Cathy A Firster

What is seen is not always what is known.
And what is known is not always spoken.

On a quiet Southern street, a young girl watches the world from the edge of a ditch-where beauty and danger grow side by side.

Ruby stands at the fence every day.
Silent. Still. Watching.

She never speaks.
She never plays.
And no one ever asks why.

From backyard games to school days, from whispered conversations to things no child should ever witness, a pattern begins to form-one that is felt long before it is understood.

Told through the eyes of a child, RUBY is a haunting literary novel about silence, survival, and the things people choose not to see.

As tension builds beneath the surface of an ordinary neighborhood, the line between innocence and awareness begins to blur-until one moment changes everything.

And even then... some questions remain unanswered

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