The Secret of the Wild Roses

An enchanting rose garden.
A gracious country house.
But what secrets linger behind its walls?

Southern England, 1952. From her very first day at Rose Hill Asylum, nineteen-year-old Caitlin senses she will struggle to endure life within its forbidding walls. Only the neglected rose garden offers her a measure of comfort as she tenderly works to restore its faded beauty. Yet the brutal treatments inflicted on the patients soon shatter any illusion of hope. When a new doctor arrives, determined to challenge the cruelty around him, Caitlin dares to believe in a brighter future. But the secret he is hiding may prove more dangerous than all that has come before.

Many years later, Dalina, a young American surgeon, travels to England to claim her grandmother's inheritance. The once-elegant house has fallen into decay, its wallpaper peeling, its rooms heavy with silence. As she begins to explore, she uncovers unsettling traces of the past, clues that cast doubt on everything she thought she knew about her family. And soon one question haunts her above all:

What happened in the days when the wild roses still bloomed?

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A gripping historical fiction novel for readers who love historical mysteries, women's fiction, strong female characters, family secrets, forbidden love, secrets of the past, and stories set in 1950s England. Available as a paperback and included with Kindle Unlimited.