Rose (novel)

Rose
	First edition cover
Author	Martin Cruz Smith
Publisher	Random House
Publication date	May 1, 1996
ISBN	0-679-42661-2

Rose is a 1996 novel by American writer Martin Cruz Smith.^[1]^[2]^[3] The story is set in 1872 Wigan, Lancashire, England, a district with extensive coal mines.

Synopsis

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 wishes desperately to return to Africa, so, in exchange, he 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 brow girl', Blair solves the mystery and, in the process, finds himself as well.

Analysis

As a human being as well as an (ad hoc) investigator, Jonathan Blair does bear more than a passing resemblance to the Russian Chief Investigator found in the sprawling series of seven "Arkady Renko" novels also penned by Martin Cruz Smith. He stubbornly avoids taking the easy way out and repeatedly risks life and limb in the process.

Translations

The book has been translated into Spanish,^[4] Dutch,^[5] Portuguese,^[6] French,^[7] German,^[8] Greek,^[9] Polish,^[10] Russian,^[11] and Hebrew.^[12]

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

References

^ "Rose by Martin Cruz Smith". Publishers Weekly. 1 April 1996. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
^ "Rose". Kirkus Reviews. 15 March 1996. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
^ "Rose". Booklist. 15 March 1996. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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External links

Working in a coal mine - The bestselling author of Gorky Park finds literary gold in a notorious English mining town interview from Salon.com

[1] "Rose by Martin Cruz Smith". Publishers Weekly. 1 April 1996. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[2] "Rose". Kirkus Reviews. 15 March 1996. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

[3] "Rose". Booklist. 15 March 1996. Retrieved 12 October 2024.

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v t e Novels by Martin Cruz Smith
Arkady Renko series	Gorky Park (1981) Polar Star (1989) Red Square (1992) Havana Bay (1999) Wolves Eat Dogs (2004) Stalin's Ghost (2007) Three Stations (2010) Tatiana (2013) The Siberian Dilemma (2019)
Other novels	Gypsy in Amber (1971) Canto for a Gypsy (1972) The Midas Coffin (1975) Nightwing (1977) Rose (1996) December 6 (2002) The Girl from Venice (2016)