(Reviewed by JD Jung)
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“Then he thought of that woman, of her writing, that disappeared into itself—chaotic, brutal, savage, suicidal—like automatic writing, or the writing of a lunatic.”
Thirty-seven-year-old publisher Roberto Fate was totally mesmerized as he read a manuscript submitted by an unknown Argentinian writer, twenty-six-year-old Paula Boccia. Though his older partner, Jacobo Cruz shared his enthusiasm for her work, it was Fate who would continually fantasize about her. Cruz had his own obsessions.
The two invite her to Almería to publish her novel, even though she’s in Spain for a totally different reason. Paula wears a prosthetic leg, which makes it difficult for her to get around. This plays into the story.
Through dream sequences, day-to day events and learning about the past of these three, The Endless Rose takes us into dark places with flawed characters. We learn in the first chapter that a murder has taken place and we try to figure out how it and all events relate to each other in this remarkable story. The plot along with the author’s haunting prose captivated me from beginning to end. While The Endless Rose is dark and disturbing, the ending is a complete surprise, nothing that I anticipated.
At only 125 pages, The Endless Rose is a complete and captivating thriller.
