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Watching The Roses : The Egerton Hall Novels, Volume Two
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Watching The Roses
Author(s): Adèle Geras
In this retelling of "Sleeping Beauty," Alice seems destined to lead a princess's life--except for the frightening curse that dreaded Aunt Violette bestowed at her christening: She will die at the age of eighteen. Although she lives, something horrible happens on her eighteenth birthday. And as a result, Alice falls into a trancelike state and refuses to speak to anyone. Will she ever recover?
Review(s):
"The story is redolent with sexuality, fragility, and innocence . . . [An] unusual romance."--The Bulletin
"Tremendous."--VOYA
"Geras writes with imagination and skill."--Kirkus Reviews
"[Has] wide appeal."--Booklist
ISBN: 9780152055318
Author(s): Adèle Geras
In this retelling of "Sleeping Beauty," Alice seems destined to lead a princess's life--except for the frightening curse that dreaded Aunt Violette bestowed at her christening: She will die at the age of eighteen. Although she lives, something horrible happens on her eighteenth birthday. And as a result, Alice falls into a trancelike state and refuses to speak to anyone. Will she ever recover?
Review(s):
"The story is redolent with sexuality, fragility, and innocence . . . [An] unusual romance."--The Bulletin
"Tremendous."--VOYA
"Geras writes with imagination and skill."--Kirkus Reviews
"[Has] wide appeal."--Booklist
ISBN: 9780152055318