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In author Melanie Dickenson's new book, a young healer's apprentice named
Rose believes she will never marry ... until she meets Lord Hamlin, the
future ruler of her village. Hamlin is everything she could ever want---kind
, understanding, and a man of faith---but her low station and the fact he's
already betrothed to a mysterious woman makes their romance impossible. As
Lord Hamlin seeks to find the sorcerer who cursed his future bride, Rose's
life spins toward confusion. A creative retelling of the classic Sleeping
Beauty tale.
Review:
In this debut romance set in Hagenheim, Lower Saxony, in 1382 and loosely
based on 'Sleeping Beauty,' a lowly woodcutter's daughter apprenticed to the
town healer falls in love with a handsome nobleman who's betrothed to a
mysterious woman. Although she's grateful to the healer for teaching her to
read and write and freeing her from the need to marry, 17-year-old Rose
quickly loses her heart when she meets Wilhelm, Lord Hamlin. Wilhelm's
equally smitten, but he's promised to a woman he's never met and can't wed
until he captures the evil conjurer whose threats forced her parents to hide
her 17 years ago. When Wilhelm's carousing younger brother insistently woos
Rose, she feels flattered but conflicted. Should she forget both brothers
and remain single, or could there be a fairy-tale finale? The medieval
German setting and fastidious details of period clothing, food, music and
dance provide an ideal context for this courtly romance between two young
lovers who choose duty, virtue and honor above self-interest. Female readers
should savor this romantic fare. (author's note) (Historical fiction. 12
and up) -- Kirkus Review (Kirkus Review )
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