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1992 young adult novel Jane Yolen

Briar Rose is a young adult novel written by American author Jane Yolen, published in 1992. Incorporating elements of Sleeping Beauty, it was published as part of the Fairy Tale Series of novels compiled by Terri Windling.

The novel won the annual Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature in 1993. It was also nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel.

Plot summary

The book is divided into two parts, the "home", and the "castle".

The ending is part of the "home" section, returning after the castle.

Tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten

Quotes from Jane Yolen: 'Literature is a textually transmitted disease, normally contracted in childhood.', 'Fairy Tales always have a happy ending.'.

10 quotes from Briar Rose: 'Fairy Tales always have a happy ending.' That depends on whether you are Rumpelstiltskin or the Queen.'.

Several themes are developed in Briar Rose including love, identity, truth redemption and hope.

What is Briar Rose about?

The story is based around the German fairy tale of Briar Rose (Sleeping Beauty) which is told by "Gemma", an elderly woman, to her three granddaughters. She tells this to the children almost all the time and it is the only bedtime story she ever tells.

The times when "Gemma" tells the story are flashbacks and alternate between the present-day story.

"Home"

In the present day, Gemma's Jewish family is l