The Queen of Roses

by Julia Kelly

Two timelines meet at Rosewood House

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Two timelines meet at Rosewood House

In 1960, reporter Theresa Johnson is asked to revisit an obituary and help Miss Pearce set down her life story. That request opens onto Adele Pearce’s arrival in California in 1903, when family finances place her under pressure to marry well. Across the two timelines, Rosewood House and the garden Adele cultivates connect questions of family obligation, personal attachment, and the stories people leave behind. A fire in the San Gabriel Mountains threatens Adele’s home, while Miss Pearce’s account brings the possibility of history repeating itself into Theresa’s investigation.

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For readers of historical fiction set across two periods.
For readers interested in family obligations, biography, and the legacy of the past.
For readers drawn to stories involving gardens and California settings.

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Family obligationLove and sacrificeMemory and biographyThe past repeating itselfGardens and home

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Book overview

Spanning the ballrooms of Pasadena and the sunlit gardens of Altadena, a new novel of love and sacrifice from the internationally bestselling author of The Light Over London and The Last Garden in England.

1960: Frustrated reporter Theresa Johnson's life changes when she receives a phone call from a Miss Pearce who claims her obituary about one of Pasadena's last great hoteliers is wildly inaccurate. Seeking the truth, Theresa drives to the mysterious Rosewood House nestled high in the Altadena foothills. Even more intriguing than the house's beautiful garden is Miss Pearce's proposal that Theresa help her settle old scores by writing her biography.

1903: Beautiful but haughty, Adele Pearce is reluctant to leave the London Season and her last hope of a proposal. When she arrives in California, she discovers the startling truth of why her mother has called her there: her father has squandered his fortune and Adele must marry a wealthy American to save the family.

Stifled by expectation as Pasadena's newest doyenne, Adele's only comfort is Rosewood House and the beautiful garden she creates with the help of taciturn gardener Alexander Macalister. However, as Adele's feelings for Alex flourish, a fire ignites in the San Gabriel Mountains above Rosewood House, threatening everything Adele holds dear, while in 1960, Miss Pearce learns that history has a terrible habit of repeating itself.

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