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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

Briar Rose Hardcover | Pages: 241 pages

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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.

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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)

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Mmm, I'm very sorry to say that this is by far the most implausible retelling of a classic fairy tale that I've read recently, and not because of historical inaccuracies or bad writing.Simply put: it's because Yolen tries too hard to draw a parallel between the Charles Perrault tale of Briar Rose, a.k.a. The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, and the tribulations of Gemma/Gitl Mandelstein, a now elderly survivor of the Holocaust who obsessive-compulsively tells and retells the fairy tale to her three

I never read much Young Adult fiction before joining Goodreads because it never occurred to me that some of it could appeal to an adult reader. But that was then and this is now and while the majority of my book choices are still geared toward an adult audience, I'm certainly more open to YA as a possible source for enjoyment than I ever used to be. I'm glad because this book was a winner.A lot of YA tends to oversimplify certain things and this was no exception, however, since the intended

1.5 stars Got about 3/4 of the way through and then had to put it down. Jane Yolen definitely didn't have to put all the gay/lesbian stuff in the book. It was just a bit too bothersome for me to finish :( And there could have been less swearing.

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3 1/2 Stars. This is certainly is a very powerful novel. I am happy to have I read it, but I have mixed feelings. On one hand I applaud Yolen for addressing a horrendous subject matter and for using the fairytale Briar Rose/Sleeping Beauty to tell a story about the Holocaust. This was very well done! Unfortunately there were many smaller details that were irksome and they prevented me from fully enjoying and appreciating the novel as I would have liked to. Becca the main character is raised on a

"Gemma" has told the tale of Briar Rose to her three granddaughters for as long as they can remember, but on her death bed, in a moment of lucidity, Gemma emphatically informs Becca that she actually is Briar Rose. A box full of Gemma's secret possessions leads Becca to unravel the mystery of her grandmother's past in a harrowing holocaust story. Imaginative re-tellings of fairy tales can be hit or miss for me, but this book really caught my attention with the way it took the story of Sleeping

Originally reviewed on The Book SmugglersFor as long as she can remember, Becca has been enamored, frightened, and captivated by her Grandmother Gemma's favorite story - that of Briar Rose, and the awful sleeping curse placed on her and all her people by the cruel fairy with black boots and emblazoned with silver eagles. As the years pass, while Becca's sisters start their own families and tire of Gemma's Sleeping Beauty story, Becca remains ever faithful and dedicated to her grandmother - even