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Missing Ruth
Paperback
Publisher Price: $17.99
ISBN13: 9788090768932
Publisher: Lost Voices Press Barnaby Snook
Published: Nov 9 2025
Pages: 202
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.46 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Set against the sudden division of Berlin, Missing Ruth is a satirical and allegorical novel of love, loss, and the search for meaning in a fractured world. When the Wall rises overnight, lives are split apart. Families are separated. Dreams are halted by barbed wire.
Through the eyes of a narrator torn between duty, survival, and the haunting absence of Ruth, the story unfolds as both historical reflection and biting satire, weaving together the cautionary echoes of fairytales with the absurdities of life.
This is not only about borders of concrete and wire, it is about the invisible walls of greed, bitterness, fear, and disbelief. At its heart, Missing Ruth is a meditation on the 'magic' that sustains humanity: love, hope, and the belief that our lives are more than survival.
By turns dark, ironic, and lyrical, the novel blends realism with satire and the timeless lessons of fairytales. Missing Ruth is a warning and a promise: do not let the magic die.
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