The Rose

by Leonore Fleischer

A novel based on the screenplay for the movie starring Bette Midler and Alan Bates.

Genres: Fiction, Music

254 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1979

About the author

Leonore Fleischer has written more than fifty novelizations of films. She and her five cats live in Upstate New York.

Reviews

[Gabriel Mero · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Rose is my favorite Bette Midler movie, so of course I enjoyed this novel. This book and movie tell the story of a tragic singer in the late 60s, heavily inspired by Janis Joplin and played to perfection by Bette Midler in her first starring role. The book follows the movie almost perfectly, but with the added bonus of extra material. I enjoyed learning more about The Rose's childhood and Rudge's, as well as Rose's early days as a singer and her time with Sarah. I miss book adaptions like this where you can hear the actor's voices and actually picture what's going on without the story being too convoluted.

[barbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

My psychologist lend me this book few months ago and I have had the greatest experience while reading a book.

I don’t usually imagine every scenario while reading, but this book completely teleport me into a new dimension. I specially like how it’s not always narrating the main character’s life but we also get into the life of any other characters as well.

I may said that I have cried a bit during the end too 😅 Great book. One of my personal favorites.