WHAT ROSE FORGOT
by Nevada Barr is a stand-alone, suspenseful
new mystery from an author who has been winning awards (Firestorm, Deep
South) for more than two decades. The story opens with Rose Dennis, an
older woman, cowering in the outdoors.
It soon becomes apparent that she has run away from a nursing home
called Longwood, chosen in part because of its proximity to her teenage granddaughter’s
house. Soon discovered and returned to
the Memory Care Unit at the facility, Rose plots a subsequent escape while
questioning her own sanity. She is an
appealing character – very resourceful, wonderfully artistic and into yoga and
meditation (Breathe … Right View … Right Intention …) which helps to center
her. Some of the actions are a bit “crazy,”
but granddaughter Mel, her friend Royal, and Rose’s “techie” sister (“I am not
a hacker”) named Marion build on each other’s strengths. The mystery – involving
drugs, deaths and greed – and a sense of menace build rapidly. WHAT
ROSE FORGOT received a starred review from Library Journal.
Once started, you will be finishing this quickly, cheering for Rose all the way.
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