In Search of the Rose Notes: A Novel

Emily Arsenault

Jul 2011 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

“A very clever wordsmith.”
—New York Times Book Review

“When Emily Arsenault was growing up, a teacher told the fifth-grader she was very good at writing. Give that teacher an A.”
—Hartford Courant

Emily Arsenault’s compelling debut, Broken Teaglass, was resoundingly praised (“Quirky and inventive...meets all the definitions of a good read.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch). With her intelligent, complex, and ingeniously crafted sophomore offering, In Search of the Rose Notes, Arsenault validates her standing as an exhilarating new voice in contemporary fiction. A moody and engrossing mystery, In Search of the Rose Notes follows two best friends from childhood who once unsuccessfully investigated the disappearance of their teenage babysitter, and now, in their twenties, attempt once again to uncover the truth.  Readers who love the literary, female focused mysteries of Laura Lippman, Tana French, and Jennifer McMahon will be thrilled to add Emily Arsenault to their must-read lists.

Ratings and reviews

Surprisingly enjoyable. I did have to focus on staying the course in the middle of the book (I felt it droned on a bit at that point), but stay the course I did. A fast read, an enjoyable read, well-written. I don't agree with the last paragraph, but then, it's not my story. Worth reading.

This book goes back and forth from past to present. Telling a story of a girl named Rose who disappeared as told by Nora. Honestly thought this book was going to be better. Don't get me wrong it's written well better then dome other books I've read but leaves more to be desired. Just kind of throws out who did and what happened.

About the author

Emily Arsenault is also the author of The Evening Spider, The Broken Teaglass, In Search of the Rose Notes, Miss Me When I’m Gone, What Strange Creatures, and the young adult novel The Leaf Reader. She lives in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, with her husband and daughter.