The War of the Roses

Description

“Terrifying, black-humored, black-hearted and bristling.” –Gillian Flynn, New York Times bestselling author of Gone Girl

Now a major motion picture, The Roses, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman, Warren Adler’s iconic 1980s tale of a crumbling marriage–an era’s defining portrait of a macabre divorce.

Jonathan and Barbara Rose are the perfect couple, living the dream in their beautiful house, filled with their precious antiques, their darling children, and their prized Ferrari in the garage. It’s all any red-blooded American could possibly want. But when Jonathan experiences a sudden heart attack (or so he thinks) Barbara realizes that she wants a new life, without him. There’s just one problem: they both want the house. For husband and wife, it’s not just a residence: it’s a passion, one that will escalate an ugly divorce into a full-blown battlefield, complete with weapons and casualties.

In this viciously black comedy, the Roses will each do whatever they can to destroy their better half–no matter the cost to themselves . . .

“Brutally honest and darkly humorous, revealing the complexities of love.” ― The New York Times

“A darkly twisted, sharply written, rabbit-hole of a story.” ―Karin Slaughter, New York Times and #1 international bestselling author
Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Warren Adler
Published: 07/22/2025
Publisher: Zando
ISBN: 9781638932956
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 0.80″ H x 8.20″ L x 5.40″ W

About the Author
Adler, Warren: – Warren Adler was an author and playwright, best known for his novel The War of the Roses which was made into the Golden Globe and BAFTA-nominated film starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. Adler optioned and sold film rights to more than a dozen of his novels and short stories, including Random Hearts, which stars Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas, and The Sunset Gang, which stars Jerry Stiller. Adler Entertainment Trust has additionally developed and/or optioned over twenty more of his books and plays. His works have been translated into twenty-five languages. Born in Brooklyn to Russian Jewish parents, he lived in New York until his death in 2019.