The Empress Rose

Which is worse: being a victim or being a bitch? This is a question Rose Voss has been asking herself since her husband died, leaving her with a storm-wrecked house, four kids to raise and an alcoholic brother-in-law living in a trailer in her backyard.

Being a single working mom is never easy, but it's downright painful in Luscious, Missouri where cattiness is a local pastime. For years the neighbors have been watching and judging Rose's every move, and giving her a failing grade at every t...