Rose Gold's past-tense narration, which chronicles her rocky path to independence, alternates with present-tense chapters from Patty's point of view documenting her postincarceration transformation from predator to prey. Patty is determined to win back the neighbors and regain control of her daughter's life unbeknownst to Patty, however, Rose Gold has plans of her own. Rose Gold's testimony not only helped convict Patty, but pitted all of the dying town of Deadwick against her, so it's a shock when Patty finishes her sentence and moves in with Rose Gold now a 23-year-old single mother to two-month-old Adam. It wasn't until Patty's daughter, Rose Gold, turned 16 and gained internet access that she realized her mother had been poisoning her since infancy Rose Gold's undiagnosable illness was actually ipecac-induced vomiting resulting in crippling malnutrition.
The release of 58-year-old Patty Watts from an Illinois prison kick-starts Wrobel's diabolically plotted debut. An astonishing debut”-Samantha Downing, USA Today bestselling author of My Lovely Wife “One of the most captivating and disturbing thrillers I've read this year. Delaney, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Before “Dazzling, dark and utterly delicious”-J. Unfortunately for Patty, Rose Gold is no longer her weak little darling.Īnd she's waited such a long time for her mother to come home. She says she's forgiven Rose Gold for turning her in and testifying against her.
Patty insists all she wants is to reconcile their differences. The entire community is shocked when Rose Gold says yes. Turns out her mom, Patty Watts, was just a really good liar.Īfter serving five years in prison, Patty gets out with nowhere to go and begs her daughter to take her in. Neighbors did all they could, holding fundraisers and offering shoulders to cry on, but no matter how many doctors, tests, or surgeries, no one could figure out what was wrong with Rose Gold. She was allergic to everything, used a wheelchair and practically lived at the hospital.
Daughters never forgive.įor the first eighteen years of her life, Rose Gold Watts believed she was seriously ill. “Sensationally good - two complex characters power the story like a nuclear reaction.”-Lee ChildĪ most anticipated book of 2020 by Newsweek ∙ Marie Claire ∙ Bustle ∙ Shondaland ∙ PopSugar ∙ Woman’s Day ∙ Good Housekeeping ∙ BookRiot ∙ She Reads "If you enjoyed The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides, read Darling Rose Gold." - Washington Post THE USA TODAY AND EDGAR AWARD NOMINATED BESTSELLER
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