Ruby Red (Paperback)

Linzi Glass

ISBN 10: 0141320931 / ISBN 13: 9780141320939

Published by Penguin Random House Children's UK, London, 2008

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Paperback. Ruby Red is a stunning new novel about courage, acceptance and love in the turbulent, divided world of South Africa in 1976, from Linzi Glass, author of the acclaimed The Year the Gypsies Came. Now in paperback.In Ruby Winters' world, colour opens some doors and slams others shut. Her opulent Johannesburg neighbourhood is a far cry from the streets of Soweto where anger and hatred simmer under the surface.Ruby can't resist the blue-eyed Afrikaans boy who brings her the exciting rush of first love, but whose presence brings hushed whispers and disapproving glances. She might not see race, colour or creed - but it seems everybody else does . . .This dazzling novel will entrance teenage and adult readers alike. In Ruby Winters' world, colour opens some doors and slams others shut. Her Johannesburg neighbourhood is a far cry from the streets of Soweto where anger and hatred simmer under the surface. Ruby can't resist the blue-eyed Afrikaans boy who brings her the rush of first love, but whose presence also brings hushed whispers and disapproving glances. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Ruby Red (Paperback)
• Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK, London
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0141320931
• ISBN 13: 9780141320939
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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About the Author

Linzi Glass was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and moved to the United States as a young adult. She has published articles, and has written plays, screenplays, short stories and two novels - The Year the Gypsies Came and Ruby Red. She lives in Los Angeles with her teenage daughter, Jordan.