Download or read book The Rose Variations written by Marisha Chamberlain and published by Soho Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1975, twenty-five-year-old Rose takes a temporary professorship at a Midwestern college, convinced that an exciting career as a composer lies ahead. Determined to be independent, she struggles with love, ambition, and the perplexing question of happiness.