Run Rose Run

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THE GLOBAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER, SET TO BECOME A HIT MOVIE PRODUCED BY REESE WITHERSPOON AND STARRING DOLLY PARTON

FIND A FUTURE. LOSE A PAST.

She's a star on the rise, singing about the hard life behind her.

She's also on the run.

Nashville is where she's come to claim her destiny.

It's also where the darkness she's fled might find her. And destroy her . . .

RUN ROSE RUN: a story glittering with danger and desire.

Also available: an album of 12 original Dolly Parton songs made for the novel!

'Told with passion and sensitivity' DAILY MAIL
'Will have you rooting for them all the way' GUARDIAN
'Like having Dolly in the room with you' VAL McDERMID
'Deserves to be a runaway success' EXPRESS
'Enthralling, terrifying, moving' LEE SMITH
'A thrilling journey' KATHLEEN GRISSOM
'I absolutely loved it!' ROSS KING
'A sublime partnership' SUN
'One great read' LISA GARDNER
'This is going to be BIG' THE TIMES
'Unforgettably good stuff' TONY PARSONS
'You'll find yourself pulled right in' I PAPER
'A diverting duet' FINANCIAL TIMES

READERS ARE LOVING RUN ROSE RUN:

'It feels so authentic'
'I would give the novel ten stars were it possible'
'A great read, fabulous characters, short sharp chapters . . . A terrific collaboration'
'Beautifully written'
'A wonderful story . . . redemptive and inspiring'
'A true page-turner'
'I didn't want to put it down'

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SELECTED AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2022 BY:
THE TIMES
DAILY TELEGRAPH
GUARDIAN
DAILY MAIL
NEW STATESMAN
BBC NEWS
SUN
DAILY MIRROR
DAILY EXPRESS
SUNDAY EXPRESS
SCOTSMAN
IRISH EXAMINER
RTE
PRESS ASSOCIATION
UNCUT

© Dolly Parton & James Patterson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022

Critics Review

  • Warm, feisty. Like having Dolly in the room with you

    VAL McDERMID
  • Run Rose Run grips your heart from the start and never lets go. Like a great Dolly Parton song, it is rich with heart, humour and humanity, full of a yearning for the light even in the darkest of nights. Unforgettably good stuff.

    TONY PARSONS, bestselling author of the DC Max Wolfe series
  • Taut and exciting. Patterson’s mastery plus Parton’s insider knowledge of Nashville’s dark underbelly equals one great read.

    LISA GARDNER, bestselling author of the Detective D. D. Warren series
  • Run Rose Run is a suspenseful tale of a young musician desperate to escape her troubled past. A thrilling journey from two beloved voices, set against the backdrop of the country-music scene.

    KATHLEEN GRISSOM, bestselling author of The Kitchen House and Glory Over Everything
  • Dolly Parton is the beating heart and yearning soul of this amazing novel. Enter James Patterson, who knows how to grab a reader by the throat, kick up the suspense, and move a novel along better than anybody else in the world. Run Rose Run is enthralling, terrifying, enlightening, and moving all at once.

    LEE SMITH, bestselling author of The Last Girls and Dimestore

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