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The Children of the Roses [MultiFormat]
eBook by Warren Adler
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eBook Category: Mainstream
eBook Description: The long-awaited sequel to The War of the Roses is a darkly comic tale of the second and third generations coping with the messiest divorce in literary fiction.
eBook Publisher: Stonehouse Press, Published: 2004
Fictionwise Release Date: March 2005
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Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: eReader (PDB) [244 KB]
, ePub (EPUB) [222 KB]
, Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [213 KB]
, Portable Document Format (PDF) [1.5 MB]
, Palm Doc (PDB) [239 KB]
, Microsoft Reader (LIT) [205 KB]
, Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [259 KB]
, hiebook (KML) [622 KB]
, Sony Reader (LRF) [285 KB]
, iSilo (PDB) [194 KB]
, Mobipocket (PRC) [247 KB]
, Kindle Compatible (MOBI) [288 KB]
, OEBFF Format (IMP) [313 KB]
Words: 70466
Reading time: 201-281 min.
Microsoft Reader (LIT) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud ENABLED
Portable Document Format (PDF) Format: Printing DISABLED, Read-Aloud DISABLED
All Other formats: Printing DISABLED, Read-aloud DISABLED
eReader ISBN: 1931304963
 
"Adultery, blackmail, rape, and arson all factor into the downfall of the next crop of Roses, yet Adler's gift is to turn these outwardly bleak scenarios into outrageously appealing black comedy."--Carol Haggas, Booklist
Chapter One Victoria was on the checkout line at Safeway for the mid-week groceries when the cell had vibrated in the pocket of her slacks. It was there mostly for useful family communications and emergency situations. On the line was Mr. Tatum, headmaster of Michael's school, which had her cell number on file. Her heart jumped to her throat. He was quick to reassure her. "Michael is fine. Don't be alarmed," he said. Then why this call, she wanted to ask, but held off. "It's the business about the candy," Mr. Tatum explained. She sucked in a deep breath and expelled it with a sense of relief. Then disgust set in. "That again," Victoria sighed. "So it's reached the emergency level, has it?" she said with a touch of sarcasm. As she spoke, she watched the heavyset uniformed female clerk punch in the numbers. "They're three for two twenty," she barked. "Check your ad." "Damn," the clerk blushed, embarrassed, rereading the list of promotional prices. "Not you, Mr. Tatum," she said into the phone. "I'm at the Safeway." "I don't want to complicate your life, Mrs. Rose," Mr. Tatum said unctuously. "But we need you here as soon as possible." "You can't be serious. Why?" "We would like Mr. Rose here as well." "That's impossible. You know he works in Manhattan. You know that, Mr. Tatum. Why the urgency?" "It's happened again," Mr. Tatum explained. For a brief moment, a wave of panic washed over her. Was something terrible being hidden? Surely this could not be about candy bars. "Madeline's parents are not satisfied with Michael's previous denials, Mrs. Rose." "Are you saying that the girl is making yet another accusation?" "I'm afraid so." "And the Crespos are buying it?" "Completely, Mrs. Rose. We're sort of at an impasse." "It's no impasse as far as my husband and I are concerned," Victoria said, feeling the heat rise in her body. Frustrated, she watched the clerk scowl at the register as if it were to blame for the error. "I've already explained this. We do not lie in our family." "I'm sorry, Mrs. Rose," Mr. Tatum told her officiously. She sensed that Michael's accusers were witnessing his call. "We need to get to the bottom of this." "Can't it wait until tomorrow, Mr. Tatum?" Copyright © 2004 By Warren Adler
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