warren adler

The Classic Story of a Nasty Divorce. This is the book that inspired one of the most famous movies about divorce ever produced. Shown somewhere in the world every week, the movie is an excellent adaptation of the book that has been translated in almost every language on the planet. It tells the story of Oliver and Barbara Rose who thought they had a perfect marriage, only to discover that their relationship was barely skin deep. The war they wage against each other eventually escalates into brutality and madness as they throw caution to the winds and destroy their most prized possessions as they spiral into chaos. The impact of both the book and the movie have made them both classics and brought the title The War of the Roses into the accepted jargon describing the terrible hatred and cruelty engendered in divorce proceedings. A Major Motion Picture starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner released by Twentieth Century Fox.