This book is written to show that life was not a lot different during this time that it was written and today. Ruth had two husbands, which a lot of people did not know about. Very little is mentioned about her husbands in the Bible. It really is two love stories in one. First as a young woman in the land of Moasb she marries a Jewish boy by the name of Mahlon. Then she comes to Israel with her mother-in-lae, Naomi after all the men have passed on. Their she meets a man twice her age and marries him. He is Boaz. This is a must read part of the book but only after you read all of the book. That is also the way I taught the Bibled, read and understand the Old Testament before going on to the New Testament. You will be surprised at the ending if you have never read this book of the Bible.