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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:
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Dolly Parton (Author, Reader)
Dolly Parton is the most honored and revered female singer-songwriter of all time. She has garnered eleven Grammy Awards and fifty-five nominations, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1999, Parton was inducted into the coveted Country Music Hall of Fame, and in 2022, she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She is the author of multiple bestselling books, including Songteller; Run, Rose, Run (with James Patterson); Behind the Seams; and Good Lookin’ Cookin’. To date, Parton has donated over 270 million books to children around the world with her Imagination Library.
Tom Roland is the editor of the Billboard Country Update and founder of the country music database RolandNote. He’s authored two books, The Billboard Book of #1 Country Hits and Beautiful Mess: The Story of Diamond Rio, and has written for The Tennessean, The Hollywood Reporter, The Orange County Register, and Westwood One, winning the CMA Media Achievement Award in 2018.
James Patterson (Author)
JAMES PATTERSON is one of the best-known and biggest-selling writers of all time. Among his creations are some of the world's most popular series including Alex Cross, the Women's Murder Club, Michael Bennett and the Private novels. He has written many other number one bestsellers including collaborations with President Bill Clinton and Dolly Parton, stand-alone thrillers and non-fiction. James has donated millions in grants to independent bookshops and has been the most borrowed adult author in UK libraries for the past fourteen years in a row. He lives in Florida with his family.