Forgotten Roses (Doucette) - Book Reviews

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The Forgotten Roses finds a way to be both harrowing and humorous.  Doucette weaves a dark tale (laced with deftly comedic underpinnings) in a New England town rife with rumor, mystery, and murder all under a thin veil of magic. This clever, multi-layered, multi-generational book has a warm local flavor made hot with Italian-American spice...Doucette knows her characters intimately and what she describes—from gardens to grandmothers - and marriage to mayhem feels genuine and oddly familiar. Doucette paints portraits of characters which make them come alive as we read, makes us feel we know them.  Let Doucette capture and pull you in with her words, so that she can frighten, amuse and mystify you with her droll inner dialog, excellent descriptive capacity and wise-cracking mind. A mystery.  A Treat.  A great read.
C. Anthony Martignette, Author, Lunatic Heroes and Beloved Demons


The Forgotten Roses is a mesmerizing story that pulls readers into the lives of thre women drawn together by a young woman's mysterious and tragic death. Deborah Doucette's novel is beautifully written with characters that are rich, complex and memorable. A spell-binding novel.
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Barbara Walsh, Author of August Gale: A Father and Daughter's Journey Into the Storm


In The Forgotten Roses, Deborah Doucette spins a harrowing tale of three women and their shared journey into an entangled and deeply disturbing past. Doucette is a fresh new voice, and her lush, lyrical prose stays with you long after you've read the last line.
Kim Triedman, Author of The Other Room and Plum(b)