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Young Adult/Teen
Publisher: Ophelia Brown Publishing
ISBN-10: 1545164274
Type: Fiction
Pages: 101
ISBN-13: 9781545164273
Price: $6.99 (eBook)
Mercedes finds herself in a love triangle after being scorned by the guy who is her bread and butter. After moving on, he discovers his true feelings for her, but is it too late?
Told with a unique narrative storytelling style, using no tags in dialogue; Feel like you are there with Mercedes on her quest for Love. Sprinkled with modern poetry and a taste of Shakespeare and Hip-hop, All the Pretty Roses is set in a Southern University with a popular poetic atmosphere where everybody whom so desires is allowed to pop their literary cherry and participate in the emergence of Slam Poetry Readings in Mississippi, attend musical jam sessions, and attend special events that bring the promise of new love. You wonder if any studying takes place with all the excitement.
Mercedes, the embodiment of "Love" meets campus Romeo and poet, "Bitter" and their whirlwind affair leads to heartbreak as it dawns on him that he, a Senior in college is dating a mere freshman.
He takes all lengths to avoid this beauty, inadvertently opening the door for Betrayal to move into his territory once he decides to give it a go. Life circumstances and a long talk with his homeboy leads to a bargain. This bargain leaves himself out of Love's life.
When Betrayal finally makes his move and everything seems perfect, an unexpected event leaves both Bitter and Love feeling empty.
After Love forgoes all the glitterization of poetry and prose she once loved in college, a burst of energy to tell her story re-energizes her to write the story of a lifetime.
How is Bitter connected to her success and will she find passion again after loss? Find out in All the Pretty Roses: A Tale of Bittersweet Love and Betrayal.
Excerpt
We meet in the lamplight. Betrayal is dressed in my pajamas.
Look, girl. All I know is when he talks about you, his face brightens up. Okay, he glows now that he's with you. He's had other girls and all, but you are the only one he talks about. He writes about you! That's something. Did Bitter tell you about his childhood?
Yes
So, you know what he's been through? Well, if the man could still find a place for you....
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