Roses
Rosie Daniels flees from her husband, Norman after fourteen years in an abusive marriage. During one bout of violence, Norman caused Rosie to miscarry their only child. Escaping to a distant city, Rosie establishes a new life and forges new relationships. Norman Daniels, a police officer with a reputation for cruelty, uses his law-enforcement connections to track his wayward wife.
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Across three generations in the East Texas town of Howbutker, the Toliver, Warwick, and DuMont families build cotton, lumber, and department-store fortunes while tangled in a long, wounding love.
Multiple novels share this title. Roses by Leila Meacham (2010) is a multi-generational Texas family saga and the most-read in recent years. The metadata above lists Stephen King, who has not published a novel by this single title.
Yes. Leila Meacham wrote a related novel, Tumbleweeds, set in the same East Texas world. Each can be read on its own.
Roses is 487 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Roses takes most readers 7 to 11 hours to finish.
Roses is a standalone novel by Stephen King, not part of a series.
Roses is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.