Briar Rose

Title:

Briar Rose

Author:

Yolen, Jane, author.

Personal Author:

Yolen, Jane, author.

ISBN:

9781250242730

Edition:

First mini hardcover edition.

Physical Description:

281 pages ; 18 cm

General Note:

"A novel of the Holocaust" --Cover.

"A Tom Doherty Associates book"

Abstract:

"Yolen's graceful retelling of the German folktale of ́Briar Rosé́known to some as ́Sleeping Beautý́sets the story amid forests patrolled by the German army during World War II. Yolen confronts the deeply tragic events of the Holocaust with lyrical prose and rich characterizations that tell a tale of good and evil, hope and despair."--Back cover.

Subject Term:

Fairy tales -- Adaptations.

Sleeping Beauty (Tale)

Young adult fiction.

Summary:

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Summary

Jane Yolen's classic novel of memory, stories, and the Holocaust--now in a beautiful pocket-sized hardcover edition--is a powerful retelling of the fairy tale 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.