Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by steve_pikov
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
3.0
Only nominally a fantasy, Briar Rose re-imagines the Sleeping Beauty story as a poignant allegory, retold by a survivor of the Holocaust. It begins as a peculiar retelling of the traditional fairy tale from a mysterious woman to her three granddaughters, a story she has obsessively told them from childhood to adulthood. When the old woman dies, it is, in fairy tale style, up to the youngest of the three to piece together the clues that she left behind. It is a genealogical treasure hunt that leads her to an elderly aristocrat in Poland, the one man who can provide her with the truth behind the tale.
Briar Rose is a refreshing take on Holocaust stories, framed as it is in mystery and metaphor. The background story takes up about the lsst third of the book, a bittersweet tale that reminds us that nursery rhymes and fairy tales often carry within them deeper truths.
Briar Rose is a refreshing take on Holocaust stories, framed as it is in mystery and metaphor. The background story takes up about the lsst third of the book, a bittersweet tale that reminds us that nursery rhymes and fairy tales often carry within them deeper truths.