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Briar Rose
A Novel of the Holocaust
Series: Fairy Tales
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The tale of Sleeping Beauty vividly and imaginatively re-told in one of the darkest moments in human history.A young American journalist is drawn to Europe and to the past as she investigates the mystery of her grandmother's life. From her grandmother she inherited a silver ring, a photograph, and the traditional tale of Briar Rose: clues that will ultimately lead her to a distant land and an astonishing revelation of death and rebirth.
The story of the Holocaust, like the story of Sleeping Beauty, is indeed familiar-yet such is a master storyteller's skill that along the way we learn the tale anew. This is a tale of life and death, love and hate, despair and redemption.
Series: Fairy Tales
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Briar Rose
The tale of Sleeping Beauty vividly and imaginatively re-told in one of the darkest moments in human history.A young American journalist is drawn to Europe and to the past as she investigates the mystery of her grandmother's life. From her grandmother she inherited a silver ring, a photograph, and the traditional tale of Briar Rose: clues that will ultimately lead...Paperback$2299Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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ISBN: 9780765382948
Publisher: St Martin's Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 19 April 2016
Country: United States
Imprint: Tor Books
Audience: Teenage
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 147.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 242g
Pages: 272
About the Author
Jane Yolen is one of America's bestselling authors for young readers. She is the winner of the prestigious Caldecott Medal, the World Fantasy Award, and the Academy of Poets Prize. She has served on the board of Directors for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators since its inception, and is a past president of the Science Fiction Writers of America.
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