Hamilton, Jane 1957 July 13-

The book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton( Book )
50 editions published between 1976 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 4,287 libraries worldwide
Ruth, a young woman living in a rural Illinois town, looks back on the people who have shaped her life, including her runaway father, shrewish mother, and crazy husband

A map of the world by Jane Hamilton( Book )
73 editions published between 1993 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 4,247 libraries worldwide
A woman is falsely accused of molesting a child and goes to jail. The drama begins when Alice Goodwin, a school nurse in a small town in Wisconsin, has a moment of inattention while caring for children and one of them drowns, an occasion for the community to settle scores with an outsider. By the author of The Book of Ruth

Disobedience : a novel by Jane Hamilton( Book )
42 editions published between 2000 and 2012 in 4 languages and held by 2,867 libraries worldwide
Henry Shaw, a high school senior, is as comfortable with his family as any seventeen-year-old can be. His father teaches history with a socialist tinge at the Chicago private school Henry and his sister attend. However things change one Henry stumbles upon his mother's email account

When Madeline was young : a novel by Jane Hamilton( Book )
23 editions published between 2006 and 2008 in English and Undetermined and held by 2,178 libraries worldwide
When Aaron Maciver's beautiful young wife, Madeline, suffers brain damage in a bike accident, she is left with the intellectual powers of a six-year-old. In the years that follow, Aaron and his second wife care for Madeline with deep tenderness and devotion as they raise two children of their own

The short history of a prince : a novel by Jane Hamilton( Book )
35 editions published between 1998 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 2,003 libraries worldwide
A roman a trois featuring a homosexual boy and a heterosexual girl, both in love with a bisexual boy. The main protagonist is the homosexual who aspires to be a ballet dancer, thanks to the influence of a lesbian aunt. The setting is 1970s Wisconsin. By the author of A Map of the World

The excellent Lombards by Jane Hamilton( Book )
15 editions published between 2016 and 2017 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,720 libraries worldwide
"From the internationally bestselling author of The Book of Ruth and A Map of the World, a heartfelt coming-of-age story that Karen Joy Fowler calls "a timeless classic book you will read and reread." Mary Frances "Frankie" Lombard is fiercely in love with her family's sprawling apple orchard and the tangled web of family members who inhabit it. Content to spend her days planning capers with her brother William, competing with her brainy cousin Amanda, and expertly tending the orchard with her father, Frankie desires nothing more than for the rhythm of life to continue undisturbed. But she cannot help being haunted by the historical fact that some family members end up staying on the farm and others must leave. Change is inevitable, and threats of urbanization, disinheritance, and college applications shake the foundation of Frankie's roots. As Frankie is forced to shed her childhood fantasies and face the possibility of losing the idyllic future she had envisioned for her family, she must decide whether loving something means clinging tightly or letting go" --

Laura Rider's masterpiece : a novel by Jane Hamilton( Book )
11 editions published between 2009 and 2010 in English and held by 1,490 libraries worldwide
After twelve years of marriage, Laura Rider decides to stop sleeping with her husband Charlie and write a book, a decision that prompts her to push Charlie into a romance with local radio show host Jenna with comical results

When Madeline was young by Jane Hamilton( Sound Recording )
16 editions published between 2006 and 2014 in English and held by 1,074 libraries worldwide
When Aaron Maciver's beautiful young wife, Madeline, suffers brain damage in a bike accident, she is left with the intellectual powers of a six-year-old. In the years that follow, Aaron and his second wife care for Madeline with deep tenderness and devotion as they raise two children of their own

The book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton( file )
19 editions published between 1997 and 2012 in English and No Linguistic Content and held by 1,032 libraries worldwide
When bickering between her emotionally unstable husband and her shrewish mother reaches a violent climax, Ruth must overcome her poor self-image and put together her shattered body, spirit and life

A Map of the world by Jane Hamilton( Sound Recording )
20 editions published between 1994 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 544 libraries worldwide
On a dairy farm in the Midwestern town of Prairie Center, Alice Goodwin is watching her neighbor's daughters as well as her own. In a brief break that stretches out, her neighbor's daughter drowns in the farm's pond and Alice is the perfect scapegoat. At the same time, a seemingly trivial incident from Alice's past resurfaces to giant proportions leading to a harrowing court trial and the family's shattering downfall