The dark rose

"Paul was led into a life of crime by his boyhood protector, a bully named Daniel; but one night, what started as a petty theft turned into a grisly murder. Now, at nineteen, Paul must bear witness against his friend to avoid prison. Louisa's own dark secrets led her to flee a desperate in...

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Main Author: Kelly, Erin, 1976-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Viking, 2012.
Edition: 1st American ed.
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Summary: "Paul was led into a life of crime by his boyhood protector, a bully named Daniel; but one night, what started as a petty theft turned into a grisly murder. Now, at nineteen, Paul must bear witness against his friend to avoid prison. Louisa's own dark secrets led her to flee a desperate infatuation gone wrong many years before. Now she spends her days steeped in history, renovating the grounds of a crumbling Elizabethan garden. But her fragile peace is shattered when she meets Paul; he's the spitting image of the one person she never thought she'd see again. The Dark Rose explores the extremes of obsessive love and loyalty, devotion and desperation. Like Kelly's critically acclaimed debut novel, The Poison Tree, this fantastically creepy, atmospheric novel thrills until the final shocking moments"--Provided by publisher.
Item Description: "Pamela Dorman Books"--T.p.
Physical Description: 322 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780670023288 (hc)
0670023280 (hc)
Author Notes: Erin Kelly read English and European literature at Warwick University and has worked as a freelance journalist for more than ten years. She has written for The Sunday Times , The Sunday Telegraph , The Daily Mail , Psychologies , Red , Elle , Marie Claire , Cosmopolitan , and Glamour . She lives in North London with her husband and daughter.