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Briar Rose
by Jane Yolen
Becca Berlin, a young woman who works at a local newspaper, experiences a deep loss when her grandmother passes away. As a child her grandmother always told the story of Sleeping Beauty to Becca and her sisters, and as she grew older and more feeble-minded began to tell everyone that she herself was Briar Rose. On her death bed, “Gemma” made Becca promise that she would find the castle that Briar Rose lived in, and find the prince and understand the story. So begins Becca’s quest to understand her grandmother’s hidden past, which leads her on a trip to Poland and into the heart of the dark times of World War II.
This book was wonderful! I loved it. The end section seemed to drag on for a long time and overall the book was pretty graphic, had homosexual content, and language, but it was well-written and the story was really captivating. I'm fascinated by Holocaust stories and this is definitely another book to add to my list of favorites in that genre.
This book was wonderful! I loved it. The end section seemed to drag on for a long time and overall the book was pretty graphic, had homosexual content, and language, but it was well-written and the story was really captivating. I'm fascinated by Holocaust stories and this is definitely another book to add to my list of favorites in that genre.