Ruby (Paperback, 1st Picador USA pbk. ed)

After the sudden death of her husband of barely one year, the ordinarily vivacious and strong Olivia feels empty and helplessly overcome with grief. Then she meets Ruby—young, pregnant, delinquent, so unlike herself—yet gradually a friendship is forged between them. Olivia nurtures Ruby and her unborn child, and in doing so must confront the challenges that come with loving a wayward teen. As this moving and richly detailed novel devleops, we find that Ruby may or may not teach Olivia how to live again.