I picked up Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel because it sounded similar to the real life story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard. It does start with the same idea, a young woman who has spent her whole life convinced by her mother that she is deathly ill. In the book, Patty Watts has gone to jail for her crimes and is about to be released. Her now healthy daughter has agreed to take her in.
Rose Gold has a completely different life now and she's been waiting to show her mother just how much she's changed. Patty is determined that her daughter remember who is in charge, and still angry that Rose's testimony put her behind bars. Oh, and Rose has a two month old baby caught in the power struggle between the two women.
The book alternates between Patty in her first days out of prison and Rose as she starts her own independent life. They both have plans and it's fascinating to watch the whole thing unfold, although a couple of times I wanted to shake the book and yell at the characters. Munchausen by proxy intrigues me and I loved seeing it play out in a thriller.
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Popular book on the blogs. Thanks for the review.
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