Young Adult Fiction / Historical / Holocaust.Young Adult Fiction / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations.She divides her time between homes in Devon, England, and Tucson, Arizona. She has also written children's books and articles on myth and folklore, and she edits the Endicott Studio Online Journal of Mythic Arts website. She has edited over thirty anthologies, many in collaboration with Ellen Datlow-including the Snow White, Blood Red adult fairy-tale series, The Armless Maiden, Sirens, The Green Man, and Swan Sister. She has won six World Fantasy awards for her editorial work and the Mythopoeic Award for her novel The Wood Wife. Terri Windling is a writer, editor, artist, and passionate advocate of fantasy literature. SFWA named her the 2017 Damon KNIGHT MEMORIAL GRAND MASTER for her contributions to the literature of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Her books have won awards including the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, the World Fantasy Award, the Jewish Book Award, and two Christopher Medals. She is the author of more than 200 books-including Briar Rose, Sister Light, Sister Dark, Owl Moon, and the immensely popular The Devil's Arithmetic. Jane Yolen is one of the most distinguished and successful authors for young readers and adults in the country.

The Washington Post called Briar Rose “a terrifically moving story.”

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. Yolen's graceful retelling of the German folktale of “Briar Rose”-known to some as “Sleeping Beauty”-sets the story amid forests patrolled by the German army during World War II. Her vow sends Becca on a remarkable journey to uncover the truth of Gemma's astonishing claim: I am Briar Rose. Becca would have sworn the stories were made up, but on her deathbed Gemma extracts from Becca a promise to fulfill three impossible requests: find the castle, find the prince, and find the spell-maker. And in that place of death, Briar Rose is plunged into a deep sleep.Įver since she was a child, Rebecca has been enchanted by her grandmother Gemma's stories of Briar Rose. Corrupted by dark deeds and choked by a poisonous mist, the castle will soon come to be known as Chelmno extermination camp. In the heat of midsummer 1942, deep in a forest in the heart of Poland, Briar Rose arrives at a castle that has fallen into the hands of an evil army.

Briar Rose is a historically sensitive retelling of Sleeping Beauty set amid forests patrolled by the German army during World War II.

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