The Shadow of the Bear (A Fairy Tale Retold #1)
by:
Regina Doman (author)
When Bear, a mysterious young man, lands on Blanche and Rose Brier's doorstep in New York City, the two sisters have conflicting opinions on whether or not he is dangerous. Even as Blanche learns to trust him, her fears that Bear's friendship threatens their family prove terrifyingly true. A...
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When Bear, a mysterious young man, lands on Blanche and Rose Brier's doorstep in New York City, the two sisters have conflicting opinions on whether or not he is dangerous. Even as Blanche learns to trust him, her fears that Bear's friendship threatens their family prove terrifyingly true. A modern retelling of the classic Brothers Grimm fairytale.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780981931807 (0981931804)
Publish date: October 6th 2008
Publisher: Regina Doman
Pages no: 228
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Adventure,
Romance,
Fairy Tales,
Christian,
Christianity,
Christian Fiction,
Catholic,
Retellings,
Fairy Tale Retellings
Series: A Fairy Tale Retold (#1)
Shadow of the Bear is a 'retelling' of the Grim Fairy Tale Snow White and Rose Red, the one where they have a bear suitor. You have to specify because there are a couple of Snow White/Rose Red fairy tales and I remember being confused about that when I was younger. I put retelling in quotes because ...
A retelling of Snow White and Rose Red. Loved it! Proper review forthcoming on re-read.
Changes from the previous edition:Page 16 [the part about intuitions for Blanche and the whole “We’ll see him again. There’s no getting out of it now. We let him in.”]Chapter 3: Hmm, like old description of Rose’s worldview better, but I also really like this one. Would like more about that really. ...