East Texas, 1916
In the great mansions of Houston Avenue, Howbutker, live the town's founding families: Toliver, Warwick and DuMont. Over generations they have settled their differences by exchanging roses: a red rose to ask for forgiveness and a white rose to accept.

But when precocious teenager Mary Toliver inherits cotton plantation Somerset from her father Vernon, the first seeds of discontent are sown.

And it is not the last time Mary will sell her soul for the sake of the family soil. When she declines the proposal of handsome timber magnate Percy Warwick, it is a shattering choice that will spell heartbreak for generations to come.

Commercial fiction on an epic scale, ROSES redefines the classic American blockbuster for a new generation

About the Author
Leila Meacham is a former teacher who lives in San Antonio, Texas.

Reviews
A heartbreaking and absorbing multigenerational saga' DAILY EXPRESS * 'Devour this sprawling novel of passion and revenge' BEST *
This is for you if Gone with the Wind is one of your all-time favourites.' IMAGE * 'Like Gone With the Wind, this epic is gloriously entertaining' PEOPLE *
This enthralling stunner, a good old-fashioned read, may herald the overdue return of those delicious doorstop epics from such writers as Barbara Taylor Bradford and Colleen McCullough. A refreshingly nostalgic bouquet of family angst, undying love and "if onlys." PUBLISHERS WEEKLY * 'Readers who like an old-fashioned saga will devour this sprawling novel of passion and revenge' LIBRARY JOURNAL *



Book Information
ISBN 9780751542691
Author Leila Meacham
Format Paperback
Page Count 624
Imprint Sphere
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 494g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 51mm