"A powerful literary piece that excels in cultural understanding, Beneath the Same Heaven should not be missed by any reader who enjoys not just a love story, but a close inspection of evolving connections against political and social devastation." Midwest Book Review. 

“A thought-provoking love story. This novel masterfully blends the dangers of geopolitics and unconditional familial love….”--Kim Fay, author of The Map of Lost Memories, Edgar Award Finalist 

About the Author;

Anne Marie Ruff has spent her whole life telling stories: as a novelist, journalist, radio broadcaster, editor, teacher, and actor. She has spent much of her adult life traveling the world, living abroad, and asking questions in search of stories worth telling. Ruff worked as a journalist, based for several years in Bangkok, Thailand, and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. Her work has been published/broadcast by NPR, BBC, PRI, PBS, Christian Science Monitor, Time Asia, Far Eastern Economic Review, and International Herald Tribune TV.  Ruff’s first novel, Through These Veins, about the development of a cure for AIDS, drew on her reporting about the environment, biodiversity, biotech, and AIDS research, in Thailand, Ethiopia, and Turkmenistan. Born in Minnesota, she attended Blake Upper School before moving to Los Angeles to study geography and environmental studies at UCLA. She has recently returned to Minnesota where she lives in the big woods with her Indian born-and-raised husband and their two sons.  Beneath the Same Heaven is her second work of fiction. For more information, visit www.annemarieruff.com.