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Book Review of A Song I Knew by Heart

A Song I Knew by Heart
A Song I Knew by Heart
Author: Bret Lott
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Hardcover
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This was not one of my favorite books to say the least. I would have preferred to watch paint dry, it would have been more exciting. Basically in a nutshell is you have the story of Ruth from the bible. Give it a slight modern twist and WALA you have a novel. You have Naomi the main character. Naomi marries Eli. They have a son named Mahlon. Mahlon marries Ruth. Eli dies and Naomi goes to live with her son and daughter-in-law. Mahlon dies in a car accident and Naomi decides to move back to South Carolina to where she originally came from. Naomi tells Ruth and Ruth tells Naomi that where she goes she shall live with her as well. They move to South Carolina ( Where Eli's kin still lives) and Ruth meets Beau who is Naomi & Eli's step nephew. Ruth and Beau get together and the book pretty much ends there. There are 1 or 2 suprises thrown in, but nothing that I did not guess by page 42 and trust me they are not that shocking.