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Rose is a novel published in 2000 by the Northern California writer Martin Cruz Smith. The story is set in 19th century Wigan, Lancashire, England. Jonathan Blair, a mining engineer, returns from Africa's Gold Coast and, on finding his native England utterly depressing, falls into melancholy and alcoholism. Blair, wishing desperately to return to Africa, agrees to investigate the disappearance of a local curate engaged to marry the daughter of Blair's patron. With the unexpected assistance of Rose, a Wigan 'pit girl,' Blair solves the mystery and, in the process, finds himself as well.

[edit] Translations

The book has been translated into

• Spanish^[1]
• Dutch ^[2]
• Portughese^[3]
• French^[4]
• German^[5]
• Greek^[6]
• Polish ^[7]
• Russian ^[8]
• Hebrew ^[9]

[edit] Reviews

• "Rose, a richly textured Victorian thriller from Martin Cruz Smith" by Martin Cruz Smith in Time. 147, no. 23, (1996): 73,
• Review by E. Weber, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, 101, no. 24, (1996): 50
• Review by David Horspool in TLS, the Times literary supplement. no. 4861, (1996): 22

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