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2021 Barry Award for Best First Novel (nominee)
2021 Edgar Award for Best First Novel (nominee)
2021 Macavity Award for Best First Novel (nominee)
THE USA TODAY AND EDGAR AWARD NOMINATED BESTSELLER
"If you enjoyed The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, read Darling Rose Gold."—Washington Post
‘Sensationally good - two complex characters power the story like a nuclear reaction...’—Lee Child
A most anticipated book of 2020 by Newsweek ·Marie Claire · Bustle · Shondaland · PopSugar · Woman’s Day · Good Housekeeping · BookRiot · She Reads
Mothers never forget. Daughters never forgive.
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.
‘Dazzling, dark and utterly delicious’—J. P. Delaney, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before
‘One of the most captivating and disturbing thrillers I've read this year. An astonishing debut’—Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author of My Lovely Wife
Genre: Mystery
"If you enjoyed The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, read Darling Rose Gold."—Washington Post
‘Sensationally good - two complex characters power the story like a nuclear reaction...’—Lee Child
A most anticipated book of 2020 by Newsweek ·Marie Claire · Bustle · Shondaland · PopSugar · Woman’s Day · Good Housekeeping · BookRiot · She Reads
Mothers never forget. Daughters never forgive.
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.
‘Dazzling, dark and utterly delicious’—J. P. Delaney, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before
‘One of the most captivating and disturbing thrillers I've read this year. An astonishing debut’—Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author of My Lovely Wife
Genre: Mystery
Praise for this book
"Wrobel writes a fascinating and thrilling debut that looks deeply into the complicated reasons a mother and daughter choose to hurt each other. A psychological twister that had me completely captivated until the end." - Diane Les Becquets
"More than a page-turner—although it's undoubtedly that—Darling Rose Gold plumbs the depths of this poisoned mother-daughter relationship, asking probing questions about why we all hurt the ones we love. An explosive debut from a thrilling new voice." - Kirstin Chen
"Sensationally good - two complex characters power the story like a nuclear reaction..." - Lee Child
"Dazzling, dark and utterly delicious." - J P Delaney
"One of the most captivating and disturbing thrillers I've read this year. An astonishing debut." - Samantha Downing
"I love it. Fascinating, immersive, whip-smart, with a supremely clever ending that left me gasping." - Melanie Golding
"Darling Rose Gold is an absolutely brilliant book; funny, dark, authentic and a total page turner. I loved it." - Lisa Jewell
"I absolutely devoured Darling Rose Gold!...I couldn’t get enough of Patty and Rose Gold, alternating my opinion of them at the same speed that I was turning the pages! A fabulous read!" - Sandie Jones
"Two extraordinary narrators drive the nail-biting action in this sensational, compulsively readable debut. A tour de force of captivating psychological suspense." - Gilly MacMillan
"I inhaled this book. Darling Rose Gold delves so deep into family dysfunction that we are left gasping as the last pages turn. Compelling, intriguing, beautifully written and paced like a roller coaster ride, cancel all your plans when you pick up this terrific book." - Liz Nugent
"Takes twisted mum and daughter relationships to a whole new level. Think Misery meets Sharp Objects." - C J Tudor
"Darling Rose Gold is an original, stunning debut! Masterful crafting of a split time-frame and utterly compelling characters will hook readers from the very first page until they finally learn the truth hiding within this chilling mother-daughter relationship. An intelligent, beguiling read that should be at the top of every reader’s list." - Wendy Walker
"More than a page-turner—although it's undoubtedly that—Darling Rose Gold plumbs the depths of this poisoned mother-daughter relationship, asking probing questions about why we all hurt the ones we love. An explosive debut from a thrilling new voice." - Kirstin Chen
"Sensationally good - two complex characters power the story like a nuclear reaction..." - Lee Child
"Dazzling, dark and utterly delicious." - J P Delaney
"One of the most captivating and disturbing thrillers I've read this year. An astonishing debut." - Samantha Downing
"I love it. Fascinating, immersive, whip-smart, with a supremely clever ending that left me gasping." - Melanie Golding
"Darling Rose Gold is an absolutely brilliant book; funny, dark, authentic and a total page turner. I loved it." - Lisa Jewell
"I absolutely devoured Darling Rose Gold!...I couldn’t get enough of Patty and Rose Gold, alternating my opinion of them at the same speed that I was turning the pages! A fabulous read!" - Sandie Jones
"Two extraordinary narrators drive the nail-biting action in this sensational, compulsively readable debut. A tour de force of captivating psychological suspense." - Gilly MacMillan
"I inhaled this book. Darling Rose Gold delves so deep into family dysfunction that we are left gasping as the last pages turn. Compelling, intriguing, beautifully written and paced like a roller coaster ride, cancel all your plans when you pick up this terrific book." - Liz Nugent
"Takes twisted mum and daughter relationships to a whole new level. Think Misery meets Sharp Objects." - C J Tudor
"Darling Rose Gold is an original, stunning debut! Masterful crafting of a split time-frame and utterly compelling characters will hook readers from the very first page until they finally learn the truth hiding within this chilling mother-daughter relationship. An intelligent, beguiling read that should be at the top of every reader’s list." - Wendy Walker
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