Ruth Russo

In the Company of Women

Fiction

“In the Company of Women is the piercing clap of a Zen master startling me out of complacency. Walking with a vividly imagined Joanna, I watch her endure hardship, make mistakes, and have changes of heart. Joanna’s journey constantly shakes me awake, for Anderson plants the familiar events, miracles, and parables of the Synoptic Gospels in an unfamiliar narrative, allowing me to sense both the desolation and hope of the early Christians.”