Briar Rose
by Jane Yolen
Taste attributes: historicalwarmyth/fairytaleteenheavyimaginaryemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemshuman spirit/resilience/survivalfish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeA heavy historical novel that is stylised and stirring. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
Grandmother Gemma always told the story of Briar Rose, and after she dies, her grandaughter discoveres that Gemma was a real-life Sleeping Beauty - a Holocaust survivor.
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- Author
- Jane Yolen
- Published
- 1992
- Pages
- 238
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- Open Library
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