false 6505109 1 Spanning the 20th century, the story of <EM>Roses</EM> 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, <EM>Roses</EM> covers a hundred years, three generations of Texans and the explosive combination of passion for work and longing for love. 6696695 6 1 2010 Roses total:10|5:5|4:2|3:3|2:0|1:0| 10 42 49 5 5 0 false false Tue Nov 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Oct 17 19:03:17 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 17 01:32:50 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Jul 08 19:07:47 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 19:10:53 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 13 19:51:41 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 13 19:53:14 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 10:15:34 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 18:33:01 -0700 2009 I just finished reading this book and what a delight it is! It's a succinct and sweetly written saga that melts in your mouth,a real red velvet cake of a read. My only regret is that Roses won't be available until early next year(I got my ARC edition at BEA)but I wholeheartedly recommend it f...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jun 03 10:16:57 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 10:17:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 11:29:03 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 11:29:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 19:24:11 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 19:24:18 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 15:45:21 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 15:45:21 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 17 13:18:12 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 13:18:12 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 19:26:51 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 19:26:51 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 06:20:17 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 06:20:17 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 23:26:27 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 23:26:38 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 15 06:13:35 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 06:13:35 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 10:19:29 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 10:19:29 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 10 05:32:02 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 05:32:02 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 09 09:39:55 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 09:40:49 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 18:34:56 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 20:26:19 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 18:34:56 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Fri Nov 06 05:05:44 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 05:05:44 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 05 17:13:38 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 17:13:38 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 24 17:03:42 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 17:03:42 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6505109