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| Original Title: | Briar Rose |
| ISBN: | 0765342308 (ISBN13: 9780765342300) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Nebula Award Nominee for Best Novel (1992), World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (1993), Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (1993) |
Jane Yolen
Hardcover | Pages: 241 pages Rating: 3.79 | 13115 Users | 1427 Reviews
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A powerful retelling of Sleeping Beauty that is "heartbreaking and heartwarming."An American Library Association "100 Best Books for Teens"
An American Library Association "Best Books for Young Adults"
Ever since she was a child, Rebecca has been enchanted by her grandmother Gemma's stories about Briar Rose. But a promise Rebecca makes to her dying grandmother will lead her on a remarkable journey to uncover the truth of Gemma's astonishing claim: I am Briar Rose. A journey that will lead her to unspeakable brutality and horror. But also to redemption and hope.
Details Containing Books Briar Rose
| Title | : | Briar Rose |
| Author | : | Jane Yolen |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | The Fairy Tale Series |
| Pages | : | Pages: 241 pages |
| Published | : | March 15th 2002 by Tor for Teen (first published August 31st 1988) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fantasy. Fiction. Fairy Tales. World War II. Holocaust |
Rating Containing Books Briar Rose
Ratings: 3.79 From 13115 Users | 1427 ReviewsPiece Containing Books Briar Rose
Although it's loosely based on Sleeping Beauty it is not itself fairy-tale-like, and is set in modern times. Part of the action takes place in Nazi Germany and the plight of the Jews (the significance of the barbed wire on the cover photo). It's a good story, and although it's not all happy events I did like it very much. It's in my "to re-read" pile.An installment in Terri Windling's "Fairy Tale Series."This book is not actually a fairy tale or fantasy at all... it deals with a young woman searching for the truth about her grandmother's life. The grandmother had always been loving, but a little bit eccentric, and obsessed with the story of Sleeping Beauty, or Briar Rose. Her granddaughter, Becca, makes her a deathbed promise to 'find the castle,' which she interprets as a request to find out the truth of how the metaphor of Sleeping Beauty
I have always loved fairy tales, and their retellings, ever since I got my hands on a complete collection of Grimm's Fairy Tales. So I was excited to find this retelling of Sleeping Beauty that is, of all things, also a Holocaust story. Becca is the 3rd daughter (third--very important in fairy tales...)of a Jewish family, whose grandmother, known to them as Gemma, has slipped into senility and finally dies. On her deathbed, Gemma makes Becca promise to track down her inheritance--the truth--of
This novel retells a segment of the holocaust through the lens of a family story masquerading as a fairy tale. This device was interesting and ambitious, but it fell flat. I had a little trouble determine the intended audience for this book. The viewpoint character is a young woman, a recent college graduate still living at home. (At one point, we are gratuitously informed that she had watched one of the soft porn movies on late night tv.) But the simplicity of the language suggested a younger
You can always depend on Jane Yolen for excellent writing, but this is my absolute favorite of hers. She manages to combine the Holocaust, the Sleeping Beauty tale, and a young woman's memories of her grandmother into a really wonderful book. Very highly recommended.
Wonderful book for young readers...grades 6-8. A fun story about a young girl who learns about her grandmother's true identity through the content of a box her grandmother leaves her. If you enjoyed , , and you will enjoy it. I was going to add to the list and as fantastic and education the 'Night' is, its not really for young Adult. Briar Rose is perfect for the YA format.Set in the present day with flashbacks to the Holocaust, it is an unforgettable story. Yolen skillfully weaves
Okay, I actually couldn't finish this because the writing was deeply awful (which is a shame, because I thought the plot was very interesting), but I have to post a review just so I can include the line that had me and my husband laughing ourselves silly. Real line, really included in this book, really not removed by her editor:"Her eyebrows worked independently of one another, which gave her the look of a slightly demented dove." (Followed by: "Becca decided she liked that.")So many questions
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