The homeless are not to be ignored in the debut novel by Mary Triola. A chance meeting with Caroline Rose will change the course of your life forever.

Debut novel by Mary Triola questions how we treat the homeless. A suspenseful debut novel asks the tough questions about humanity and friendship.

   MARTINSBURG, West Virginia, March 28, 2003-If you ask author Mary Triola what inspired her to write her new novel, Caroline Rose, shell tell you that it was a chance meeting. Mary Triola is an accomplished harpist and has always been drawn to the written word. She dreamt of publishing success as a young college student but never really focused her energies. I was busy living," Mary says. Upon meeting Mary Triola you understand that statement and begin to understand how and where Caroline Rose was born.
   Kate OBrien is a young student studying English and is working for an accomplished author. Kate is also dealing with demons of her childhood, particularly in the forefront of her mind is the untimely and violent death of her father. In a chance meeting with an elderly homeless woman, Kates world is turned upside down. The two women become fast friends. While Caroline helps Kate deal with her own demons we discover that Caroline has secrets of her own.
   Caroline Rose by Mary Triola is receiving critical praise and is being very well received by the public and the critics. Midwest Book Review writes, "Caroline Rose by Mary Triola is the adroitly written and attention engaging story of a destiny-tinged meeting between Kate O'Brien a female research assistant who dreams of becoming a writer, and Caroline Rose, a homeless woman with an unknown past. O'Brien must learn to accept and cherish precious lessons of kindness, hope and courage in this thoughtful and confidently recommended novel about pursuing our hopes while remaining mindful of the past and the present."
   If there is one book that will challenge your conventional thought of the homeless, Caroline Rose is that book. To arrange for an interview with Mary Triola, or to receive press kit and copy of the book, contact Quiet Storm Publishing.
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