Darling Rose Gold
by Stephanie Wrobel Berkley2020Query Letter
Rose Gold Watts believed she was sick for eighteen years. She thought she needed the feeding tube, the surgeries, the wheelchair.
Turns out her mom, Patty, is a really good liar.
After five years in prison, Patty gets out. Mother and daughter agree to move in together and let go of old grievances. Patty says all she wants is to reconcile with Rose Gold and care for her infant grandson.
But Rose Gold knows her mother. She won’t rest until she has Rose Gold back under her thumb. Which is a smidge inconvenient, because Rose Gold wants to be free of Patty forever.
Only one Watts can get her way.
MOTHER MAY I (87,000 words) is a suspense novel told from both Patty’s and Rose Gold’s points of view, in two timelines. My book would appeal to readers of Ali Land’s GOOD ME, BAD ME and Gillian Flynn’s SHARP OBJECTS, if the story were told from Amma’s and Adora’s points of view.
My short fiction has been published in Bellevue Literary Review and was nominated for the 2018 PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers. I’m an MFA Candidate at Emerson College.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
About
Age Range
Adult
Genre
Thriller
Word Count
91,000
Book Link
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/617821/darling-rose-gold-by-stephanie-wrobel/9780593100073/
Agent
Madeleine Milburn
Query Stats
Number of Queries Sent
30
Number of Full Requests Received
9
Number of Offers of Representation
5
Number of Months Spent Querying This Novel
1 month
Years Spent Writing Before Getting an Offer
2
Number of Manuscripts Queried Before This One
0
Publication Status of The Book Queried
Published (Big 5)
Years Spent Writing Before This Book was Published
4