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Fairy Tale RetellingsFae & Fairy Fiction

Briar Rose

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  • 1992 first published
  • 238 pages
  • 11 editions
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Jane Yolen's Briar Rose (1992) is a fairy-tale retelling and fae fiction novel. Key subjects include adaptations, fairy tales, sleeping beauty and grandmothers.

66 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 11 editions.

At about 238 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.

About Briar Rose

Grandmother Gemma always told the story of Briar Rose, and after she dies, her grandaughter discoveres that Gemma was a real-life Sleeping Beauty - a Holocaust survivor.
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  • Adaptations
  • Fantasy fiction
  • Fairy tales
  • Sleeping Beauty, Tale
  • Holocaust, Jewish, 1933-1945
  • Sleeping beauty
  • Fantasy
  • Grandmothers
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • Holocaust, Jewish, 1939-1945
  • Grands-mères
  • Romans, nouvelles
  • Holocauste, 1939-1945

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Who wrote Briar Rose?

Briar Rose was written by Jane Yolen and first published in 1992.

What genre is Briar Rose?

It is usually shelved as Fairy Tale Retellings and Fae & Fairy Fiction.

How long is Briar Rose?

The median edition has 238 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Briar Rose?

Readers who like it often enjoy The Sleeper and the Spindle, Book of a Thousand Days and Fairest of All.

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