The year is 1879. When thirteen-year-old Ruth Merritt Holbrook emerges from her family's burning estate, bloody and charred, but entirely numb--She makes headlines. Reporters believe she is deranged. They accuse her of having set the fire. All the h...
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My Dear Miss Holbrook,
I did not realize your first name was Ruth. It's a Biblical name, one that is fitting since, if memory serves me, it means "kind friend" or, perhaps, "compassionate friend" – I am unsure which. Regardless, I look forward to your friendship and to our stroll on Friday morning.
Do not fret, Ruth, I did receive your letter. I am merely disregarding it.
Your resilient friend,
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