{"product_id":"9781101559857","title":"The Dark Rose: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e The brilliant new thriller from the author of the critically  acclaimed debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Poison Tree\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul was led into a life of crime by his boyhood protector, a bully  named Daniel; but one night, what started as a petty theft turned into  a grisly murder. Now, at nineteen, Paul must bear witness against his  friend to avoid prison. Louisa's own dark secrets led her to flee a  desperate infatuation gone wrong many years before. Now she spends her  days steeped in history, renovating the grounds of a crumbling  Elizabethan garden. But her fragile peace is shattered when she meets  Paul; he's the spitting image of the one person she never thought she'd  see again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese two, scarred and solitary, begin a secret affair. Louisa  starts to believe she can again find the happiness she had given up on.  But neither of them can outrun his violent past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA story of secrets and guilt set among the ruins of a sixteenth- century English garden, \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Rose\u003c\/i\u003e explores the extremes of  obsessive love and loyalty, devotion and desperation. Like Kelly's  critically acclaimed debut novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Poison Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, this  fantastically creepy, atmospheric novel thrills until the final  shocking moments.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple Publications International, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47077055168752,"sku":"9781101559857","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101559857_p0.jpg?v=1763688392","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101559857","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}