The Recovery of Rose Gold - Stephanie Wrobel

Description

Rose Gold Watts believed she was sick for eighteen years.

She thought she needed the feeding tube, the surgeries, the wheelchair . . .

Turns out her mother is a really good liar.

After five years in prison, Patty Watts is finally free. All she wants is to put old grievances behind her, reconcile with the daughter who testified against her - and care for her new infant grandson.

When Rose Gold agrees to have Patty move in, it seems their relationship is truly on the mend. And she has waited such a long time for her mother to come home.

But is she still the pliable young girl she once was? And is Patty still as keen on settling an old score?

Because if mothers never forget then daughters never forgive.

A gripping tale of obsession, reconciliation and revenge from an incredible new talent.

Review

This isn't the sort of book I would usually go for, but it certainly drew me in and was a real page turner.

The book begins with the release of Rose Gold's Mother from prison where she's served a sentence for the aggravated abuse of Rose Gold, but she says she was innocent, despite Rose Gold testifying against her.

Rose Gold has a new life now and a baby, takes her Mother in to live with her when she's released from prison, despite misgivings from the neighbours and really all of the town. Then it seems like history might be repeating itself - can it happen twice?

So much more to the plot, but I don't do spoilers and really I want you to discover it all the way I did. I found myself turning the pages faster and faster until I got that sudden realisation of what was happening.

Absolutely brilliant plot to this book which I just wasn't sure which way it was going to go. I never tried to second guess it, I just went with it and enjoyed the story with my breath half held for what was going to happen.

I'm giving this book 5 out of 5 stars and my thanks to netgalley for the ARC to review.

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