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The Recovery of Rose Gold

The Recovery of Rose Gold

Summary

MOTHERS NEVER FORGET. DAUGHTERS NEVER FORGIVE . . . THE RICHARD AND JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

'With a genuine menace seeping from every twist and turn. . . worthy of Patricia Highsmith at her finest'
DAILY MAIL

'A spine-chilling thriller . . . Perfect for fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train'
STYLIST
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Rose Gold Watts believed she was sick for eighteen years.

Turned out her mother was a really good liar.


After five years in prison, Patty Watts is finally free. All she wants is to put old grievances behind her, reconcile with the daughter who testified against her - and care for her new infant grandson.

When Rose Gold agrees to have Patty move in, it seems their relationship is truly on the mend. And she has waited such a long time for her mother to come home.

But has Patty truly forgotten their past?

And is Rose Gold really able to forgive?


A gripping and electrifying tale that will make you question your allegiances until the very end . . .

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'A riveting psychological duel'
Sunday Times

'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

'Has it all - a killer premise, twisty plotting, crisp writing and compelling characters. Dazzling, dark and utterly delicious'
J. P. Delaney, bestselling author of The Girl Before

'An absolutely brilliant book; funny, dark, authentic and a total page turner. I loved it'
Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of The Family Upstairs

'A dark, nerve-jangling read that kept us on the edge of our seats till the very end'
Independent

'A dazzlingly dark revenge novel, a genuinely fresh and original take on the domestic psychological thriller genre; the disturbing story of an evilly twisted mother/daughter relationship' Judy Finnigan

'An intelligent and highly disturbing read'
Literary Review

Reviews

  • An absolutely brilliant book; funny, dark, authentic and a total page turner. I loved it
    Lisa Jewell, bestselling author of The Family Upstairs

About the author

Stephanie Wrobel

Stephanie Wrobel is the author of This Might Hurt and The Recovery of Rose Gold, a Sunday Times and international bestseller that sold in twenty-one countries. Her third book, The Hitchcock Hotel, pays tribute to legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock.

Wrobel lives in New York City.
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