What role did the residents of Deadwick play in the story? What characters had the biggest impact on Patty and/or Rose Gold? Why do you think Patty was able to keep her actions hidden for so long?. “Some of us cannot forget and will never forgive.” Do you think Rose Gold will ever be free of her mother’s influence? Were Rose Gold’s actions justifiable? What do you imagine her future will hold?. 
nurture? Do you think Rose Gold and Patty would have committed their crimes had their childhoods been different? How much of our personalities are shaped by nature vs.What did you think of Rose Gold’s final decision not to fix her teeth? To shave her head? How do societal beauty standards affect Rose Gold throughout the book?.Toward the end of the book, Rose Gold says, “Nobody wants to hear the truth from a liar.” Did you trust either of the narrators? At what points, if any, was that trust shaken?.Do Patty and Rose Gold love each other? How did your view of their relationship change throughout the book?.
Should she have gone to prison if her behavior was caused by an illness beyond her control?
Patty’s actions are attributed to Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a mental health disorder. Who did you most empathize with throughout the book? Did your sympathies change chapter to chapter? If so, how?. Who is the victim? Who is the perpetrator? What does it mean to be a victim in the context of this story?. "One of the most captivating and disturbing thrillers I've read this year. "Dazzling, dark and utterly delicious"-J. Unfortunately for Patty, Rose Gold is no longer her weak little darling.Īnd she's waited such a long time for her mother to come home. She says she's forgiven Rose Gold for turning her in and testifying against her. Patty insists all she wants is to reconcile their differences. The entire community is shocked when Rose Gold says yes. Turns out her mom, Patty Watts, was just a really good liar.Īfter serving five years in prison, Patty gets out with nowhere to go and begs her daughter to take her in. Neighbors did all they could, holding fundraisers and offering shoulders to cry on, but no matter how many doctors, tests, or surgeries, no one could figure out what was wrong with Rose Gold. She was allergic to everything, used a wheelchair and practically lived at the hospital. Daughters never forgive.įor the first eighteen years of her life, Rose Gold Watts believed she was seriously ill. PopSugar ∙ Woman's Day ∙ Good Housekeeping ∙ "Sensationally good - two complex characters power the story like a nuclear reaction."-Lee Child
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