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Published in USA
Mar 2020
320 pages
Genre: Thrillers
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Mothers never forget. Daughters never forgive.
In her compulsive, sharply-drawn debut, Stephanie Wrobel peels back the layers of the most complicated of mother-daughter relationships.
For the first eighteen years of her life, Rose Gold Watts believed she was seriously ill. She was allergic to everything, used a wheelchair and practically lived at the hospital. Neighbors did all they could, holding fundraisers and offering shoulders to cry on, but no matter how many doctors, tests, or surgeries, no one could figure out what was wrong with Rose Gold.
Turns out her mom, Patty Watts, was just a really good liar.
After serving five years in prison, Patty gets out with nowhere to go and begs her daughter to take her in. The entire community is shocked when Rose Gold says yes.
Patty insists all she wants is to reconcile their differences. She says she's forgiven Rose Gold for turning her in and testifying against her. But Rose Gold knows her mother. Patty Watts always settles a score.
Unfortunately for Patty, Rose Gold is no longer her weak little darling...
And she's waited such a long time for her mother to come home.
"Wrobel builds tension by tearing down and knocking away everything the audience believes they know...This thriller speeds toward its conclusion in true page-turner fashion, without feeling rushed." - Kirkus Reviews
"Propulsive pacing, a claustrophobic setting, and vividly sketched characters who are equal parts victim and villain conspire to create an anxious, unsettling narrative. Psychological suspense fans will be well satisfied." - Publishers Weekly
"Sure to be one of the most unique books of the new year." - Newsweek
"Perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train...set to be next year's biggest thriller." - Stylist (UK)
"Sensationally good—two complex characters power the story like a nuclear reaction, and won't let you forget them. Wrobel is one to watch." - Lee Child, #1 New York Times bestselling author
"Darling Rose Gold is an absolutely brilliant book; funny, dark, authentic and a total page turner. I loved it." - Lisa Jewell, New York Times bestselling author of The Family Upstairs
"It's rare for something genuinely fresh to come along in this genre, but this book has it all—a killer premise, twisty plotting, crisp writing and compelling characters. Dazzling, dark and utterly delicious." - JP Delaney, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before
"Two extraordinary narrators drive the nail-biting action in this sensational, compulsively readable debut. A tour de force of captivating psychological suspense." - Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author of The Perfect Nanny
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Stephanie Wrobel grew up in Chicago but has been living in the UK for the last three years with her husband and dog, Moose Barkwinkle. She has an MFA from Emerson College and has had short fiction published in Bellevue Literary Review. Before turning to fiction, she worked as a creative copywriter at various advertising agencies.
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