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The Recovery of Rose Gold

By: Stephanie Wrobel
Narrated by: Megan Dodds, Jill Winternitz
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Summary

A chilling exploration into obsession, reconciliation and revenge in 2020's must-listen novel. 

Rose Gold Watts believed she was sick for 18 years. 

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

Turns out her mum, Patty, 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 her daughter - 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. 

But Rose Gold knows her mother. Patty won't rest until she has her daughter back under her thumb. Which is inconvenient because Rose Gold wants to be free of Patty. Forever. 

Only one Watts will get what she wants. 

Will it be Patty or Rose Gold? 

Mother, or daughter? 

©2020 Stephanie Wrobel (P)2020 Penguin Audio

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twisted

Wow! If you like dark and twisted then strap yourself in for a while ride! My initial thoughts after reading the blurb and starting the book was that this was going to be a fictional re-hashing of the true crime case of Gypsy Lee and DeeDee Blanchard and I thought there would be some similarities with the memoir Sickened. I was wrong. It does seem at first that it will be a fairly straightforward novel about Munchausen by Proxy. A sick mother creating a sick daughter… and to an extent it is that. It is about a sick mother and she does create a sick daughter… a very sick daughter. The novel is an edge-of-your-seat game of cat and mouse. It is like a deadly game of chess but without knowing which character to root for. I have never been so confused by what evil looks like and who the “bad guy” was. It really put a spin on what I expected and had a thoroughly gripping ending. A highly entertaining whirlwind of book!

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Gripping

One of the best books I’ve read in a long time. I loved both characters what a page Turner

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excellent

thoroughly enjoyed this book, an intriguing story well told. it certainly kept me guessing and the way it was told from the 2 perspectives and time periods was very effective. will definitely be recommending to friends

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Good page turner

such an interesting read, how some people think !
would definitely recommend this book to others.

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Keeps you guessing

Loved this book really well written and grips you to the end. Would highly recommend it. Well narrated too by both parts

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A skilled spin on a push and pull plot

I really enjoyed this book. Wrobel is a skilled character writer and what stood out for me was the way she fully realises Patty and Rose Gold without delving in to long storylines about the suffering they have both endured together and in their seperate childhoods. This topic (munchausens/child abuse) is often covered in very dark, emotionally draining and sometimes “torture porn”y books and it was interesting to see it handled here in a book that is more focussed on a suspenseful unravelling of a mystery. Instead Patty and RG come to life through their thoughts and words, the language of their needs; Patty entitled and controlling, always put upon and needing praise, Rose Golds understandable mix of her childish need for attention and her absolute suffering at the hands of adults. The story takes you along with it and you want to know what happens the end, but this is what stood out for me. Wrobel is definitely one to watch!

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Interesting twist at the end.

I enjoyed this story. I can see that the idea has been taken from the real life story of Gypsy Rose. There are a lot of similarities there but I loved the twist at the end!!!

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This was good

I bought this book and the audio nearly 4 years ago and have finally gotten around to it. I know the story it's "based" on and I just really enjoyed the twists and turns. I saw a few coming but one in particular got me. While this might not the the "thriller" it's marketed as I enjoyed it as a nice palate cleanser.

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Superb

This kept me interested throughout, well written and performed, really brought the characters to life

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Doesn't quite hit the mark

This story doesn't quite hit the mark.
There is so much potential but it just is lacking something too make it a must read.
Its an okay listen, and it has a few really good omg moments but I'm glad I didn't pay full price for this

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