The Way It Was for Ruby

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>From the smoky coal towns of Pennsylvania to the soulful streets of New Orleans </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>The Way It Was for Ruby</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> is a deeply moving story of one girl's search for love belonging and redemption.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Ruby is no stranger to hardship. Raised in poverty and shadowed by family secrets she is sent South to live with relatives after a tragic incident at home. But the refuge she hopes for becomes a nightmare when betrayal robs her of innocence. Forced to survive in a world that shows little mercy Ruby falls into the hands of Floyd a man who offers protection-at a steep cost.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Yet even in the darkest corners light flickers. In a city filled with spirits and secrets Ruby meets Bebe a voodoo priestess and the grandmother she never knew. Through Bebe's guidance and a series of revelations Ruby begins to uncover the truth about her roots-and her power to shape a new destiny.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>With lyrical prose and unflinching honesty </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>The Way It Was for Ruby</em></strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> explores the resilience of the human spirit and the sacred bond between women. Ruby's tale is a haunting and hopeful journey that reminds us how even the most fractured lives can be pieced back together with courage truth and love.</span></p>