logo
Wrong email address or username
Wrong email address or username
Incorrect verification code
Watching the Roses - Adèle Geras
Watching the Roses
by: (author)
2.00 10
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... show more
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?
show less
Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780152055318 (0152055312)
Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Series: Egerton Hall (#2)
Bookstores:
Community Reviews
good english
good english rated it
The second book in the Egerton Hall series, "Watching the Roses," is a LOT darker than "The Tower Room."This book focuses on a retelling of Sleeping Beauty. The story in "Watching the Roses" is sort of cloaked -- I mean, I could figure out what happened about ten pages in, but I imagine it would be ...
Other editions (10)
Books by Adèle Geras
On shelves
Share this Book
Need help?