Great Easy Reading

This was a great summer read! 

 The book is Roses by Leila Meacham.  It's 609 pages but easy to get through those pages.  In fact, my husband remarked I couldn't put the book down.  It took about 6 months to get it from our public library -- that speaks to its popularity.  It's an epic novel compared to Gone with the Wind.  The main character is Mary and chronicles generations of a love affair with the land, fortune, loss, and romance.  Everything to keep you reading.  The plot is complex and not transparent (which I hate in a book).  It's comparable to Gone with the Wind, the Shellseekers, and the Thorn Birds and would make a great movie.