![]() ![]() So, Mathilda sacrificed herself to save Amanda, Ruth and the tiny baby who grows up to be Imogene. She knew Amanda wouldn’t let go while there was any small grain of hope left. When the ice under Amanda’s chest started giving way, Mathilda thrust herself once more out of the ice – only to grab Amanda’s hand and bite it as hard as she could. Drowning Ruth is a complex and rewarding debut. ![]() Amanda ran over as fast as she could, laying the baby down and grabbing Mathilda, but every time she tried to pull Mathilda up, the ice cracked a little bit more under her. WITH STRONG CHARACTERS AND A PLOT LONG ON TENSION AND SURPRISES.TimeA strong sense of portent and unusually vivid characters distinguish this mesmerizing first novel about horrifying family secrets and nearly annihilating guilt. Set on a Wisconsin lake, the story revolves around. Mathilda managed to get Ruth onto the safe ice but Mathilda continued to sink. First-time novelist Christina Schwarz has devised a dark family drama about secrets. When she picked Ruth up, the ice gave way and they started to sink. ![]() Mathilda was yelling for Amanda to bring Ruth back off the ice and she started to cross the ice to get Ruth. ![]() Ruth saw her walking across the ice and yelled, “Wait for me, Aunt Mandy.” She stared to run towards Amanda and the baby, waking up Mathilda. However, the night Amanda went into labor, she decided to run away rather than involving Mattie and Ruth in her lies and deceit. She and Mathilda decided that Mathilda would claim the baby as her own and they would both help raise her. Mathilda was yelling for Amanda to bring Ruth back off the ice and she. Amanda got pregnant by Clement, the married man who seduced her. Drowning Ruth by Christina Schwarz Spoiler Alert. ![]()
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