The War of the Roses Author:Karen Joy Fowler Ruben points his rifle into the garden. He pulls the trigger and the petals of a large rose explode. — Ruben always hits what he want to hit. — "Kill us," the old man says, "and the knowledge you came for dies with us. Kill us, and your mission fails in the most complete way possible." — Award-winner Karen Joy Fowler presents a ... more »parable about war and revolution in which ideas can be weapons and roses can save the world.« less