Roses, Leila Meacham
Roses, Leila Meacham
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Roses

Author: Leila Meacham

Narrator: Coleen Marlo

Unabridged: 18 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/23/2019


Synopsis

Two East Texas families must deal with the aftermath of a marriage that never happened leading to deceit, secrets, and tragedies in a sweeping multigenerational Southern saga "with echoes of Gone with the Wind" (Publishers Weekly).

Spanning the 20th century, the story of Roses takes place in a small East Texas town against the backdrop of the powerful timber and cotton 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 consequences of their momentous choice and the loss of what might have been--not just for themselves but for their children, and their children's children.

With expert, unabashed, big-canvas storytelling, Roses covers a hundred years, three generations of Texans, and the explosive combination of passion for work and longing for love.

About Leila Meacham

Leila Meacham (1938–2021) was a writer and former teacher from San Antonio, Texas, who came to writing later in life. Her many successful novels include the bestselling Roses, Somerset, Tumbleweeds, and Dragonfly.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrea on May 28, 2011

This book and I had a love/hate relationship. At times I felt ready to pull my hair out, and other times I was searching for the nearest tissue. The story was about deciding what is most important in your life, and living with the consequences of those choices. It also showed how our posterity is af......more

Goodreads review by tara on September 10, 2013

i thought this book was the cause of so many butterflies. and also...so many outbursts! i enjoyed every character, every paragraph, every chapter, ... such a great read.......more

Goodreads review by Christina on February 16, 2023

This is an epic, tragic, immersive family saga spanning the course of nearly a century. It's reminiscent of Gone With the Wind but set in 20th century east Texas against the backdrop of the powerful timber and cotton industries that are controlled by the town's founding families. The Tolivers were t......more

Goodreads review by Helene Jeppesen on March 11, 2018

This book was okay, as long as you overlook all of the bad decisions the characters make throughout :) “Roses” has definitely got its share of intrigues, but compared to “Somerset” it felt a little bit too dragging and too convenient to me.......more

Goodreads review by Gabrielė|Kartu su knyga on November 20, 2020

Renkuosi knygą tikrai ne pagal viršelį, bet sakykite ką norite... Šios knygos viršelis - ypatingai dailus 🥰 O ir apskritai man šios knygos visas apipavidalinimas labai patiko. Iš pradžių truputį gąsdino šios knygos storis 🤭 Bet pradėjus skaityti negalėjau atsitraukti.. Mažame Rytų Teksaso miestelyje,......more