

Ruined
Author: Ruth Everhart
Narrator: Pamela Almand
Unabridged: 9 hr 19 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Two Words Publishing LLC
Published: 12/06/2016
Author: Ruth Everhart
Narrator: Pamela Almand
Unabridged: 9 hr 19 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Two Words Publishing LLC
Published: 12/06/2016
Ruth Everhart is a writer and Presbyterian pastor who has been serving churches for more than two decades. She is the author of the memoirs Chasing the Divine in the Holy Land and Ruined. She is also an avid blogger and speaker on topics related to spirituality.
Pamela Almand, a former international 747 pilot for Delta Airlines, launched an unlikely second career after appearing in a national television spot for Tylenol in 1995. Several regional spots for Northwest Airlines followed, and she began narrating training and industry videos, built a professional recording studio, and launched the Captain’s Voice. Since then, Pamela has provided voice-over for major corporate clients worldwide, including Microsoft, Disney, Canadian Realtors, the United Nations, Zurich, International Red Cross, and the hotels and casinos of Monte Carlo. She is a SAG/AFTRA voice actor and audiobook narrator with multiple awards and nominations from the Audio Publishers Association’s Audie Awards, Society of Voice Arts and Sciences’ Voice Arts Awards, and AudioFile magazine’s Earphones Award. She lives in Atlantic Beach, Florida, with her husband, Amos.
I could ask, rhetorically, "Since when has a woman's sexual purity been of more value than the breath in her body?" But I know the answer: since recorded history. Four stars! A fascinating and often painful read on theology and the detriments of a society focused on sexual purity. It happened o......more
I grew up in the church. And it wasn’t until I was 29 years old that I saw a woman preach for the first time. That woman was Ruth, author of the powerful new memoir, Ruined. The central event of the memoir is unimaginable trauma. Robbed at gunpoint, held hostage for 4 hours, and raped, Ruth, who gre......more
“In addition to her theological analysis, Everhart is at her best when dismantling the sexism that surrounds rape…This is a touching and empowering story of healing.” Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“[This] perfectly balanced volume has equal relevance for readers of true crime and progressive theology…Forthright, compassionate, and expertly crafted.” Kirkus Reviews (starred review)