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RUTH MOORE
“It is doubtful if any American writer has ever done a better job of
communicating a people, their talk, their thoughts, their geography, and their
way of life.”
—The New York Times
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WELCOME, RUTH MOORE FANS!
We are pleased to officially launch the first Ruth Moore-focused website to
celebrate and promote one of Maine's best and most influential authors of the
twentieth century. Moore, born and raised on Gott's Island, mined her heritage,
upbringing, and love of her home state to build the foundation and establish the
soul of her novels. She used the small details of life and an innate
understanding of the people she knew so intimately to not only present a way of
life, but build universal stories that resonate regardless of location—a
"regional" novelist, like Steinbeck or Faulkner, in the best sense of the term.
On this site, you can read about her life, buy her books, learn what others say
about her work, catch up on the latest news, and more. We hope in these pages
you find some inspiration. That said, this site remains a work in progress. We
will continue to edit, refine, and build it out, so if you have any ideas,
please drop us a line.
Happy Reading!
I READ RUTH MOORE!
THE WEIR
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SPOONHANDLE
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CANDLEMAS BAY
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SECOND GROWTH
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COLD AS A DOG
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“RUTH MOORE IS A MAINE NATIVE WITH ROOTS SUNK DEEP IN THE GRANITE AND A WRITER
WHOSE INNATE SENSE OF PEOPLE AND PLACE COMBINED WITH A FINELY-HONED WRITING
BRILLIANCE TO GIVE VOICE TO A TIME AND PLACE AND PRODUCE TWENTIETH-CENTURY
NOVELS THAT TELL UNIVERSAL STORIES WITH A UNIQUE SOUL. ALTHOUGH DECADES APART, I
GREW UP ON THE SAME ANCIENT SHORES AND ON THE SAME UNFORGIVING WATERS AS RUTH SO
I'M THRILLED THAT ISLANDPORT IS HELPING REVIVE AND PROMOTE MOORE’S BODY OF WORK.
HER NOVELS STAND AS PILLARS OF THE MAINE LITERARY CANON AND SHOULD BE FULLY
RECOGNIZED AS SUCH."
—DEAN L. LUNT, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, ISLANDPORT PRESS
SEE THE RUTH MOORE COLLECTION
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Islandport's Ruth Moore Collection
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MEET
RUTH MOORE
Born in a tiny island fishing village, Ruth Moore worked in New York, Washington
D.C. and California before returning to Maine where she established herself as
one of the most important regional novelists of the twentieth century. The
notoriously shy Moore, who famously shunned Hollywood, in favor of authenticity,
undeniably stands as one of Maine's most iconic and important literary figures.
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Ruth Moore-Eleanor Mayo Collection
TIMELINE
RUTH MOORE
She went from attending a one-room island school to attending college in New
York, from working as a secretary in Manhattan to investigating crimes for the
NAACP and from managing a Californian fruit farm to writing a best-selling novel
that became a Hollywood movie. And then she settled into a semi-reclusive life
writing novels on the shores of Frenchman Bay. Follow the timeline of Ruth's
life.
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Tremont Historical Society
THE WORKS OF RUTH MOORE
Starting with her debut novel The Weir, followed by her best-selling second
novel, Spoonhandle, to the posthumously published collection of Poems, The Tired
Apple Tree, Ruth Moore left a remarkable literary legacy that spanned nearly
five decades. See her complete catalog here and find details about the books
that are still available for purchase and the books Islandport has slated for
reprint in the future.
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PRAISE
Starting with her critically-acclaimed debut novel, The Weir, Ruth Moore was
often a darling of literary critics even though she famously shunned publicity
and turned her back on Hollywood.
Read reviews of all her novels.
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BOOK CLUBS
Ruth Moore's novels are perfect for book clubs, community reads, and other
literary events. Islandport Press offers bulk discounts and special reader's
guide questions to all the books it is reissuing. Contact Islandport with any
questions.
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"That was the place you were homesick for, even when you were there."
RUTH MOORE'S HOMELAND
Ruth Moore's upbringing in the tiny fishing village of Gott's Island in Blue
Hill Bay and the heritage of her ancestors formed the bone on which Moore would
carve nearly all her novels. Learn more about the island and the bay that
influenced her life's work.
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FLOTSAM & JETSAM
We are building an online collection of cool and interesting things we find
about Ruth. Please help us! If you find something, whether an image or
memorabilia, please drop us a note and maybe we will add it.
Check back here often, because we hope to regularly post new stuff. (And, yes,
we know all this is not technically "flotsam and jetsam," but we really like the
sound of the names.)
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NEWS & EVENTS
Read the latest news and learn about upcoming events.
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SEND US A REVIEW
Love Ruth Moore books? Please send us your thoughts or a short review and we may
post it on our feedback page.
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RESEARCH
Links to online information and research about Ruth Moore and her work.
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* Home
* Life
* Ruth Moore Bio
* Flotsam & Jetsam
* Gott's Island
* Ruth Moore Timeline
* Research
* Books
* Praise
* Ruth Moore Books
* Book Clubs
* News & Events
* Ruth Moore Days
* In the News
* Contact
* For Resellers
* Ask us about Ruth
* Book Club Query
* Send a Review
* About Us
* Islandport Press
* Privacy Policy
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