Rose

Rose is a sequel to Ruth's much acclaimed first novel, Sarah's Daughter, the story of a young girl in the late 19th century who loses her mother to a tragic accident, and loses her childhood at the same time. The protagonist, Rose Hibbard, is a typical American teenager for whom cooking on a woodstove, pumping water, emptying chamber pots and reading by kerosene lamps is the norm. When her mother is killed in a freak accident Rose is forced to run the household and care for her younger siblings.