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Title: The Dark Rose

Author: Erin Kelly

Narrator: Jill Tanner

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 31 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-02-12

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 26 votes

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

Publisher's Summary:

Kirkus Reviews hailed Erin Kellys debut novel The Poison Tree as a richly shaded work. Her atmospheric follow-up, The Dark Rose, follows Louisa, a 39-year-old still haunted by a tragic love affair from her youth. Seeking peace of mind, Louisa busies herself restoring an Elizabethan garden. But when she meets Paul - a 19-year-old with demons of his own - and the two become lovers, Louisa discovers that she cant outrun the past forever.

Critic Reviews:

[A] brooding story and a real cant put it down mystery. (Independent [UK])

Members Reviews:

Secrets, guilt, reinvention

Any additional comments?

The Dark Rose is about two characters, Paul (an older teen) and Louisa (middle-age women) working on the restoration of a crumbling historic Elizabethan garden isolated in the English countryside. The story flips between current time (2012) and flashbacks (1990s) when Louisa was a teenager. There are lots of references to popular culture, mostly music, from the 90's.

Secrets, obsessions, mistakes and deep seeded-guilt are the central themes in this book. Lots of atmosphere, fast-paced until the final shocking moments. A fun read, especially because of the author's crisp wit keeps the reader engaged as the story swings along.

"When a new rose is planted on the same spot as an old one, you get a sick rose; it doesn't bloom and it'll probably die. No one really knows why."