Ruined
“Ruined” by Ruth Everhart is a poignant exploration of trauma and recovery, published by Tyndale House Publishers in 2016. This reprint edition spans 336 pages and is presented in English. The narrative begins with a harrowing event during Everhart’s senior year at a Midwestern Christian college, where she and her roommates are held hostage and assaulted by armed intruders. The book delves into her emotional turmoil and spiritual questioning in the aftermath of this violence, as she grapples with feelings of guilt and the search for understanding.
Readers will find “Ruined” to be a deeply personal memoir that addresses themes of faith, forgiveness, and resilience. Everhart’s candid reflections reveal her struggle to reconcile her traumatic experience with her beliefs, prompting profound insights into the nature of suffering and divine presence. The book touches on subjects such as personal memoirs, religious experiences, and the impact of violence in society, making it a significant contribution to discussions surrounding women’s interests and Christian living.
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2017 Christianity Today Book Award winner (“CT Women” category)
“It happened on a Sunday night, even though I’d been a good girl and gone to church that morning.”
One brisk November evening during her senior year at a small Midwestern Christian college, two armed intruders broke into the house Ruth Everhart shared with her roommates, held all five girls hostage, and took turns raping them at gunpoint. Reeling with fear, insecurity, and guilt, Ruth believed she was ruined, both physically and in the eyes of God.
In the days and weeks that followed, Ruth struggled to come to grips with not only what happened that night but why. The same questions raced through her mind in an unrelenting loop–questions that would continue to haunt her for years to come:
Why me? Where was God? Why did God allow this to happen? What am I being punished for?
Told with candor and unflinching honesty, Ruined is an extraordinary emotional and spiritual journey that begins with an unspeakable act of violence but ends with tremendous healing and profound spiritual insights about faith, forgiveness, and the will of God.
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