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A vivid story of a private grief, a secret painting, and one woman’s search for hope

Still mourning the loss of her family in a tragic accident, Lillian Diamon finds herself drawn back to the Rose House, a quiet cottage where four years earlier she had poured out her anguish among its fragrant blossoms.

She returns to the rolling hills and lush vineyards of the Sonoma Valley in search of something she can’t quite name. But then Lillian stumbles onto an unexpected discovery: displayed in the La Rosaleda Gallery is a painting that captures every detail of her most private moment of misery, from the sorrow etched across her face to the sandals on her feet.

What kind of artist would dare to intrude on such a personal scene, and how did he happen to witness Lillian’s pain? As the mystery surrounding the portrait becomes entangled with the accident that claimed the lives of her husband and children, Lillian is forced to rethink her assumptions about what really happened that day.

A captivating novel rich with detail, Rose House explores how the brushstrokes of pain can illuminate the true beauty of life.

If you would like to read an excerpt from Rose House, go HERE

MY THOUGHTS

I can’t think of any other word to describe Rose House other than “beautiful.” From the characters to the setting, this book is as beautiful as its cover.

Author Tina Ann Forkner intimately potrays Lillian’s journey through grief to forgiveness and feeling whole again. While I didn’t feel the burden of Lillian’s grief, I wanted to reach through the pages and comfort her. It was like I was watching a close friend go through the grieving process.

Now, before you think Rose House is all about grief, it’s also a love story and mystery with a little suspense thrown in.

Rose House is definitely contemporary Christian women’s fiction at its finest.

(After finishing this book, I discovered that Tina wrote a previous book called Ruby Among Us. Rose House stands perfectly fine on its own without the need for reading Ruby Among Us first. However, I imagine that reading Ruby before Rose will enhance the story of Lillian’s visit to the Rose House.)