The War of the Roses is not based on a true story in the sense of being a factual historical account. Instead, it is a fictional novel written by Warren Adler. The book, published in 1981, tells the story of a couple going through a bitter divorce and the ensuing legal battles over their shared property. The title is a metaphor for the conflict, drawing a parallel to the historical Wars of the Roses in England, which were a series of civil wars fought between the houses of Lancaster and York for the English throne in the 15th century. While the novel uses the historical conflict as a metaphor, it does not depict actual events from that period.
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