What Rose Forgot
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Nevada Barr
* POPSUGAR's "New Thrillers That Should Be on Your Radar This Year"* Women.com's "12 New September Books Worth Canceling Plans For"In New York Times bestselling author Nevada Barr's gripping standalone, a grandmother in her sixties emerges from a mental fog to find she's trapped in her worst nightmare Rose Dennis wakes up in a hospital gown, her brain in a fog, only to discover that she's been committed to an Alzheimer's Unit in a nursing home. With no memory of how she ended up in this position, Rose is sure that something is very wrong. When she overhears one of the administrators saying about her that she's "not making it through the week," Rose is convinced that if she's to survive, she has to get out of the nursing home. She avoids taking her medication, putting on a show for the aides, then stages her escape.The only problem is—how does she convince anyone that she's not actually demented? Her relatives were the ones to commit her, all the legal papers were drawn up, the authorities are on the side of the nursing home, and even she isn't sure she sounds completely sane. But any lingering doubt Rose herself might have had is erased when a would-be killer shows up in her house in the middle of the night. Now Rose knows that someone is determined to get rid of her. With the help of her computer hacker/recluse sister Marion, thirteen-year old granddaughter Mel, and Mel's friend Royal, Rose begins to gather her strength and fight back—to find out who is after her and take back control of her own life. But someone out there is still determined to kill Rose, and they're holding all the cards.
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Author
Nevada Barr
Pages
304
Publisher
St. Martin's Publishing Group
Published Date
2019-09-17
ISBN
1250208033 9781250208033
Ratings
Google: 1
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"This may be the most I've enjoyed a book in a long time, and I read a lot!<br/><br/>Rose is in her early 60's. At first, she's in a secure Alzheimer's unit in a nursing home. She is in a fog, but manages to hold herself together enough to fake taking her pills. The longer she goes without the drugs, the more lucid she becomes. She realizes that she has to escape from the home to save herself.<br/><br/>The plot was well done, but my favorite part was the characters. Rose may be a "senior", and a bit eccentric, but she's a strong, intelligent woman. As a woman of a certain age myself, I really enjoy reading about characters who don't need taken care of, who can still run their own lives and think for themselves. <br/><br/>Rose makes her escape, enlists the help of her 13-year-old granddaughter, and sets out to solve the mystery, save herself and another patient. She even eludes and injures a hitman, then tracks him down to get information. <br/><br/>Rose may be an older woman, but don't count her out. She's still got what it takes."
"3.5. Fun book"
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Gray Tischler