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The White Rose

By: Jean Hanff Korelitz
Narrated by: Eliza Foss
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Passion, infidelity, social climbing, and one very special white rose weave a seductive narrative in this intelligent and tender novel.

At 48, Marian Kahn, a professor of history at Columbia, has reached a comfortable perch. Married, wealthy, and the famed discoverer of the 18th-century adventuress, Lady Charlotte Wilcox, she ought to be content. Instead, she is horrified to find herself profoundly in love with 26-year-old Oliver, the son of her eldest friend.

When Marian's cousin, the snobbish Barton, announces his engagement to Sophie, a graduate student in Marian's department, Marian, Oliver, and Sophie find their lives woefully entangled, and their hearts turned in unfamiliar directions. All three of them will learn that love may seldom be straightforward, but it's always a gift.

From the West Village to the Upper East Side, from the Hamptons to Millbrook, The White Rose is at once a nuanced and affectionate reimagining of Strauss's beloved opera, Der Rosenkavalier, and a mesmerizing novel of our own time and place.

©2015 Jean Hanff Korelitz (P)2015 Hachette Audio Contemporary Contemporary Romance Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Romance Heartfelt

Critic reviews

"This excellent literary mystery [unfolds] with authentic detail in a rarified contemporary Manhattan...intriguing and beautiful." ( Publishers Weekly)
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Beautifully written and narrated
Great character study and analysis
Lovely story line and development
I look forward to other books for Jean Hanff Korelitz

Bought by mistake but astonishingly worth it

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Although I have thoroughly enjoyed the first three books I read of Jean Hanff Korelitz, I had trouble immersing myself in both the plot and the characters. I never felt I really knew them.

Ambivalent from start to finish

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For me, what made this novel so compelling was the author’s character development. Each person in this story was a fascinating creation that seemed so three dimensional. I also appreciated the originality of this novel. How many stories today have an older woman in a relationship with a younger man and not present the woman as some sort of freak. This novel is also an interesting study of life in New York today. If Edith Wharton was writing today this would be the kind of novel she would write.

Fascinating Character Study

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What made the experience of listening to The White Rose the most enjoyable?

I thought the narration was excellent.

Who was the most memorable character of The White Rose and why?

Oliver; I found him so interesting and I really liked him.

Any additional comments?

I loved the story.

Loved it!

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I love this author, so I ignored the reviews about this title.
While the book is well-written (which is why I hung in there and finished), it is definately not up to her standards.

Well written, but not story fell flat

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What disappointed you about The White Rose?

I work and listen to Books (instead of music) for 12+ hours a day. With this book I found myself having to turn it off just to finish work because it was putting me to sleep. *yawn*

What was most disappointing about Jean Hanff Korelitz’s story?

SOOO S-L--O-O-O-O-O-W. It just kept dragging on and on.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

I do not think the narrator did a bad job. I just think it was a bad story.

This book is as slow as christmas!

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Lots of fluff, struggled to stay awake while trying to finish it. Very boring, and the ending seemed too tamed.

Giving this book more than 1 star is generous

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