A Virtuous Woman
by Kaye Gibbons
A Virtuous Woman by Kaye Gibbons holds a well received rating of 3.67 out of 5, based on 21.3K reader ratings. First published in 1989. The book spans 165 pages.
About A Virtuous Woman
When Blinking Jack Stokes met Ruby Pitt Woodrow, she was twenty and he was forty. She was the carefully raised daughter of Carolina gentry and he was a skinny tenant farmer who had never owned anything in his life. She was newly widowed after a disastrous marriage to a brutal drifter. He had never asked a woman to do more than help him hitch a mule. They didn't fall in love so much as they simply found each other and held on for dear life.Kaye Gibbons's first novel, Ellen Foster, won the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters and the praise of writers from Walker Percy to Eudora Welty. In A Virtuous Woman, Gibbons transcends her early promise, creating a multilayered and indelibly convincing portrait of two seemingly ill-matched people who somehow miraculously make a marriage.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Author | Kaye Gibbons |
| Published | 1989 |
| Pages | 165 |
| Genres | Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance |
| Average Rating | 3.67 / 5.00 |
| Total Ratings | 21,311 |
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What genre is A Virtuous Woman?
A Virtuous Woman is categorized as Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance. Its primary genre classification is Romance.
Is A Virtuous Woman worth reading?
Based on 21.3K reader ratings, A Virtuous Woman has an average score of 3.67 out of 5.00, which is considered "Well Received."
How many pages is A Virtuous Woman?
A Virtuous Woman has 165 pages. It is a relatively quick read.
Who wrote A Virtuous Woman?
A Virtuous Woman was written by Kaye Gibbons. It was first published in 1989.
What is the ISBN for A Virtuous Woman?
The ISBN-13 for A Virtuous Woman is 9780375703060.0.
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