A God in Ruins (Uris novel)

A God in Ruins
First edition
AuthorLeon Uris
LanguageEnglish
Published1999 (HarperCollins)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover) & Paperback
Pages496 pp
ISBN0-06-018377-2
OCLC40668126
813/.54 21
LC ClassPS3541.R46 G63 1999

A God in Ruins is a 1999 novel by Leon Uris.

Set between the 1940s and 2008, the book follows the life of Quinn Patrick O'Connell, a Jewish orphan adopted by a Catholic family and now the fictional Democratic candidate for the 2008 United States Presidency, running against incumbent, Thornton Tomtree. The book is set in the last week of the election campaign, with flashbacks to earlier periods.