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'Dreams do still come true' in a new novel by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

Parton didn't just co-write the novel, she also recorded a whole album to go with it. Run, Rose, Run is about an aspiring country singer trying to shake a dark past and make it big in music.
Dolly Parton and James Patterson pose for a picture in August 2021. Their new novel, <em>Run, Rose, Run</em>, is about an aspiring country singer in Nashville.
Updated April 29, 2022 at 8:56 AM ET

Dolly Parton hit a trifecta with her latest project Run, Rose, Run – it's a thriller, a studio album and will eventually be turned into a movie.

Parton wrote the album the same time she was writing the novel with author James Patterson.

Run, Rose, Run is about an aspiring country singer named AnnieLee. She moves to Nashville, trying to shake a dark past and make it big in music. She gets help from charismatic country star Ruthanna, who wears wigs and fake nails. Sound familiar?

"Ruthanna is very much my personality this day and time," Parton said. "And I'm hoping to get to play

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