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  • Published: 8 July 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593472804
  • Imprint: Plume
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $35.00

Camilla's Roses

A Novel




A reissue of a hidden gem from the award-winning author of Sugar, this novel tells the story of a woman who uncovers the fragility of life and the enduring strength of family love.

A reissue of a hidden gem from the award-winning author of Sugar, this novel tells the story of a woman who uncovers the fragility of life and the enduring strength of family love.

Camilla’s childhood was immersed in love and chaos, and steeped in perfection. As an adult she hasn’t looked back, refusing to acknowledge the people and places that scarred her so many years ago. But a cancer diagnosis forces Camilla to turn to the past, and all its pain, to save her daughter.

As Camilla discovers the bittersweet limitations of motherhood and reconciliation, she also awakens an inspiring message about the mortality issues we all must face.

Unfolding in a progression of powerful chapters, Camilla’s Roses portrays a life haunted by the past, and the choices we all make to fight for a future.

  • Published: 8 July 2025
  • ISBN: 9780593472804
  • Imprint: Plume
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 256
  • RRP: $35.00

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Praise for Camilla's Roses

Praise for Bernice L. McFadden and her novels:

“A literary explosion...McFadden reveals amazing talent.”
—The Chicago Defender on Sugar

“Riveting . . . so nicely avoids the sentimentality that swirls around the subject matter. I am as impressed by its structural strength as by the searing and expertly imagined scenes.”
―Toni Morrison on The Warmest December

"Simply miraculous... As her saga becomes ever more spellbinding, so does the reader's astonishment at the magic she creates." ―Washington Post on The Book of Harlan

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