Domenica Ruta

In the United States, more than 15 million women are parenting children on their own, either by circumstance or by choice. Too often, these moms who do it all have been misrepresented and maligned. Not anymore....

A haunting, unforgettable mother-daughter story for a new generation—the debut of a blazing new lyrical voice Domenica Ruta grew up in a working-class, unforgiving Italian town north of Boston where in the seventeenth century women were hanged as witches. Her mother, Kathi, a notorious...

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK The fates of a cast of seemingly unconnected people converge during the celebration of an ancient holiday in “a darkly glittering novel” (The New York Times) that brings to mind Station Eleven and The Age of Miracles. “A beautifully written...

Welcome to “the mommune.” From New York Times bestselling author Domenica Ruta comes a “delightful and honest”* novel about a single mom reimagining what the perfect family can look like. “Have you ever gotten screwed over by a man you never cared all that much for to begin with? Join...