Roses by Leila Meacham - ISBN: 9780751542691
Paperback
Love, betrayal, and scandal bloom across generations in the heart of Texas.

Roses

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  • Paperback

    624 pages

  • Release Date

    1 March 2011

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Summary

East Texas, 1916

When precocious 16-year-old Mary Toliver inherits cotton plantation Somerset from her father, the first seeds of familial discontent are sown. By becoming the new mistress of Somerset, Mary betrays her mother Darla and her brother Miles, and the Toliver dynasty will never recover.

And when Mary and timber magnate Percy Warwick decide not to marry, though fiercely in love, it is a decision which will have sad and tragic consequences not only for them but for ge…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780751542691
ISBN-10:0751542695
Author:Leila Meacham
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint:Sphere
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:624
Release Date:1 March 2011
Weight:494g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 51mm
Series:Sphere
What They're Saying

Critics Review

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

About The Author

Leila Meacham

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

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