Roses

By Leila Meacham
(Grand Central Publishing, Hardcover, 9780446550000, 624pp.)

Publication Date: January 2010

Other Editions of This Title: Compact Disc, Paperback, Paperback, Mass Market Paperback

Categories: Literary

Selected by Indie Booksellers for the February 2010 Indie Notables

“This family saga is as big as the state of Texas, where it takes place. Three generations struggle to hold onto the family land causing heartache, deceit, and, finally, forgiveness.”

-- Nancy Sullivan, Oblong Books & Music, Rhinebeck, NY

Description

Spanning the 20th century, the story of Roses takes place in a small East Texas town against the backdrop of the powerful timber and cotton industries, industries controlled by the scions of the town's founding families. Cotton tycoon Mary Toliver and timber magnate Percy Warwick should have married but unwisely did not, and now must deal with the deceit, secrets, and tragedies of their choice and the loss of what might have been--not just for themselves but for their children, and children's children. With expert, unabashed, big-canvas storytelling, Roses covers a hundred years, three generations of Texans and the explosive combination of passion for work and longing for love.

About the Author

Leila Meacham is a writer and former teacher who lives in San Antonio, Texas.

Praise For Roses…

"Roses heralded as new Gone with the Wind."
-USA Today

"As large, romantic, and American a tale as Texas itself."
-Booklist

"An enthralling stunner....A compelling saga with echoes of Gone with the
Wind."
-Publishers Weekly

"It's been almost 30 years since the heyday of giant epics...but Meacham's
debut might bring them back. Readers who like an old-fashioned saga will
devour this sprawling novel of passion and revenge."
-Library Journal

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