

“The real magic in Bone Gap is the discovery of love, an idea many stories misrepresent but Bone Gap explores with the utmost honesty and truth. It is powerful, beautiful, extraordinary. “Cleverly conceived, and lusciously written.” - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) National Book Award Finalist Ruby s novel deserves to be read and reread. “With rich characters, captivating world building, and a stunning secret at its heart, BONE GAP is utterly bewitching.” - ALA Booklist (starred review)

It is powerful, beautiful, extraordinary.” - SLJ “Ruby’s novel deserves to be read and reread. When Roza, a young woman fleeing from some unknown horror, arrives Finn and Sean invite her to live in an apartment attached to their home. This book is magic realism at its most magical.” - E. Finn and his older brother, Sean, live in Bone Gap, a quiet town where everyone knows each other.

She is capable of moving you to tears, terrifying you on deep and dreamlike levels, and making your heart shout with happiness. “BONE GAP marks Laura Ruby as one of fiction’s most original voices. “It’s a novel about actual changes in worldview, and all its science and myth and realism and magic are marshaled, finally, to answer crucial questions about empathy and difference, and the way we see people we love.” - New York Times Book Review
