Briar Rose
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Jane Yolsen produces a powerful and moving novel that deftly blends the legend of Sleeping Beauty with the historical tragedy of the Holocaust. To Rebecca, Sylvia and Shana, "" was simply a bed time story but in all reality the story they grew up with was an actual event in Gemma's life.
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.... turned the wheel slightly to the right. "Asshole!" he muttered." (Jane Yolen, 67).
It was a remarkable book. I usually don't enjoy reading what I "have" to, but I truly adored this book. When I first started the book I wasn't very enthused but once I read the first four chapters (for the second time) I started falling into the novel. I became so emotionally involved with the characters and the story that I had to finish it. It made me recall everything I had learned in history class abou ....
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Word count: 505
Page count: 2 (approximately 250 words per page)
