philippakmoore 's review for:

Rescuing Rose by Isabel Wolff

3.0

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I agree with another reviewer who said this novel was a slow starter - it took me to about chapter 9 to get into it! I persevered because I have loved all of Wolff's other books but this is the earliest one I've read. I had little empathy with the main character Rose at first but suddenly everything shifted and it was as compelling and interesting as all her later books. It's a common thread in all Wolff's stories - the facades of life, the masks we wear, the things we hide from people we're supposedly close to. Rose is such a tragic character in many ways but she is a fighter as well - and we are rewarded with her happy ending :)