Rose Madder

Description

Rose Daniels decides to leave her abusive husband Norman, but the problem is that he is good at tracking people - a skill he learns on the job as a policeman. Rose arrives at the Daughters and Sisters refuge, and begins to get her life back on track, with the help of her new friends and the staff.

She purchases a painting titled 'Rose Madder', and is offered a job reading audio book. Over the next few days the strange painting begins to change, and she enters the painting and rescues the strange woman Rose Madder's baby. Soon after Norman finds Rose, but is lured into the painting where he is killed.

Published

1995 Viking

Dedication

This book is for Joan Marks.

People

Name	Description
?, Andrea	Child on the slides at the Daughters and Sisters picnic
?, Chris	Ticket seller at the Daughters and Sisters picnic
?, Dale	Person in Samuel Lowe''s barber shop
?, Fred	Spoken about by 2 women at the Daughters and Sisters picnic
?, Norma	Aunt of a kid on the bus when Rose left Norman
?, Paul	Child on the slides at the Daughters and Sisters picnic
Amazing Urban Jewboy	Norman Daniels name for Peter Slowik
Babcock, Lee	One of the Police Officers that Norman Daniels kills
Bell, Christina	Writer who''s novels Rose was to read
Bender, Richie	Robbed a payless store, and killed the clerk. Sold drugs
Bissington, Harley	Norman Daniels'' partner
Briscoe, John	Neighbour of Rose Daniels that was shot by Norman
Bruster, ?	Police officer who busted Ramon Sanders on a drug charge
Chastain, Misery	Character out of a Paul Sheldon novel. She was the last person Anna Stevenson thought about before she died
Coras, Ann	Avon Lady
Daniels, Caroline	The name that Rose gave to her baby when she lost it from the beating given by Norman
Daniels, Norman	Wife beating psychotic cop. Husband of Rose
Daniels, Rose Diana	Married name of Rose McClendon. Wife of Norman, who leaves her husband for a life of her own
Daniels, Roy	Father or Norman
Day, Susan	Dead woman''s activist
Delaney, Marilyn	Fictional woman that nursed Homp Peterson back to health
Delgado, Consuelo	Worked at Daughters and Sisters
Demers, Alvin	One of the Police Officers that Norman Daniels kills
Diamond, Mrs	Clerk at Store 24
Dodd, Alvin	Name Norman Daniels uses to register at the Whitestone Hotel
Dorcas	The woman who helped Rose in the picture
Erinyes	The blind bull that guards the temple
Flyte, Angela	Best friend of Rose when she was at college, and also the name that Rose used to buy the ticket on the bus
Foster, Roy	Police friend of Norman Daniels
Franklin, Randi	At the Daughters and Sisters picnic
Goodis, David	Wrote "Dark Passage"
Gustafson, John	Partner of Lt Hale
Hale, Lieutenant	Police officer who was investigating Norman Daniels attacks at the Daughters and Sisters picnic
Hamilton, Curtis	Recording Engineer at the Tape Engine
Hardaway, Captain	Gave Norman Daniels time off work
Haverford, Pam	Worked at the Whitestone Hotel with Rose. Her husband beat her and threw her through a window
Huggins, Melanie	Woman at the Daughters and Sisters picnic. Mother of Stanley
Huggins, Stanley	Young boy at Daughters and Sisters picnic. Son of Melanie
Kelly, Al	Police Artist
Kinshaw, Gertrude (Gert)	Big woman who worked at the Daughters and Sisters
Kline, Lana	Psychiatric worker who helped out at the Daughters and Sisters
Lefferts, Rob	Offered Rose a job when he met her
Leffingwell, ?	Police officer who busted Ramon Sanders on a drug charge
Lowe, Samuel	Barber who shaved Norman Daniels'' head
Madder, Rose	The name of the picture version of Rose. Also a color
McClendon, Craig	Father of Rose
McClendon, Rose	Maiden name of Rose Daniels
Morelli, Lieutenant	Worked with Norman Daniels
O'Brian, Father	Told Norman Daniels that pets have no souls
O'Hara, Browyn	Girlfriend of Bill Steiner who died of a brain aneurysm
Parry, ?	Character in "Dark Passage"
Peterson, ?	Character in book "Kill all my tomorrow's"
Peterson, Jeannie	Fictional sister of Hump Peterson
Peterson, Richard (Hump)	Name that Norman Daniels used for the ex Vietnam veteran in the wheelchair disguise he uses at the Daughters and Sisters picnic
Pratt, Mrs	Mentioned in Passing
Radamanthus	Pony in the picture
Robbins, Oliver	Sold Rose the ticket for the Continental Bus ride when she left Norman
Sanders, Ramon	Found with Norman Daniels ATM card. Drug dealer and thief
Satterwaite, Gordon	First detective partner of Norman Daniels
Sheldon, Paul	Author of "Misery's Lover" and "Misery's Journey"
Simons, Rhoda	Rose''s director at the Tape Engine
Slater, Whitey	Worked with Norman Daniels
Slowik, Hal	Brother of Peter
Slowik, Peter	Ex husband of Anna Stevenson, worked at the travelers aid point and directed Rose to the Daughters and Sisters
Smith, Cynthia	Helped by Daughters and Sisters when her boyfriend tried to rip off her ear. Wore colored hair and was attacked by Norman Daniels
Smith, Mr	Father of Cynthia. Methodist minister
Sparks, Cathy	At the Daughters and Sisters picnic
St. James, Robin	Helped by the Daughters and Sisters
Steiner, Abe	Father of Bill
Steiner, Bill	Worked at Liberty City Loan & Pawn, where Rose tried to sell her ring. Ended up becoming good friends with Rose
Steiner, Pamela Gertrude	Daughter of Rose and Bill
Steiner, Rose	Rose McClendon's second married name
Stevenson, Anna	Owner of Daughters and Sisters. Her parents started the company, and then died, leaving her in charge. Was once married to Peter Slowik
Stevenson, Jessica	Mother of Anna. Started Daughters and Sisters
Stevenson, Leo	Father of Anna. Started Daughters and Sisters
StGeorge, Alma	Character in book "Kill all my tomorrow's"
Thumper	Norman Daniels name for Peter Slowik
Uncle Bill	Man who molested Ramon Sanders as a child
Uncle Carlo	Man who molested Ramon Sanders as a child
Verecker, Dawn	Gave Clerking lessons on a cash register to women at Daughters and Sisters
Williams, Sergeant	In the detective Division
Yarrow, Wendy	Made trouble for Norman Daniels. Lived with Richie Bender