The Missing Rose

‘A wonderfully inspiring story about seeking and finding true happiness.’ -Magazin 2000plus (Germany)
‘The Missing Rose is one of the most beautiful stories I’ve ever read in my life. When you finish reading it, you feel like you’ve received a gift.’
-Christine Michaud, TVA Television (Canada) A fairytale debut. -Boek (Holland)
‘The Missing Rose is a bridge between East and West.’ Vijesti (Serbia & Montenegro) Every few decades an inspiring story comes along and touches the hearts and souls of readers across borders—like Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince and Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha, The Missing Rose is one such story that has inspired and enchanted readers from different cultures across the world.
This is the story of Diana, a young woman whose desire for the approval and praise of others has made her let go of her own dreams and values. Her mother’s deathbed confession that Diana has a twin sister takes her on a mysterious journey—a journey to a wondrous rose garden in Istanbul where she will be invited to converse with roses and learn much about herself along the way.
Serdar Özkan was born in 1975 in Turkey. He graduated from Robert College, and completed his undergraduate degree in Business Administration and Psychology at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, USA. Upon completion of his studies, he returned to Turkey and continued to study Psychology at Istanbul’s Bogazici University.
Since 2002, Serdar has been a full time novelist dedicated to writing novels which unravel the deeper meaning of life’s journey. His debut novel, The Missing Rose, has been translated into more than twenty-seven languages and is greatly cherished by readers worldwide.