Kelly_Hunsaker_reads ...'s Reviews > Drowning Ruth

I found a box of books in my garage. Unread books. Books I don't remember buying. Among them was this book that is about secrets, misunderstandings, the malleability of memories, pain and sacrifice. It is a story about family, what we do for each other, and what we do for ourselves but believe is for the other. Drowning Ruth is a mystery. One woman died when she fell through the ice on a frozen lake in Wisconsin. Now, a few years later her story (and theirs) is revealed by her sister and daughter. Told in alternating times and points of view, the reader finds the story is revealed slowly.

I liked the characters, because they were flawed and real. I felt like they could be people I would know. I didn't always know whom to trust, thanks to all the buried secrets. But, I found this believable as well, because we as humans often hide the truth in an effort to protect ourselves and each other.