Rose Daughter
Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley, published by Penguin Publishing Group in July 2008, is a reprint edition that spans 336 pages. This book presents a retelling of the classic fairy tale, Beauty and the Beast, focusing on a young woman named Beauty and her journey after her father’s business fails. Relocating with her sisters to a remote cottage, Beauty encounters a mysterious plant that blooms into beautiful roses, which symbolize a deeper love that nurtures and sustains.
Readers will find a narrative that intertwines themes of love, sacrifice, and personal growth as Beauty takes her father’s place in the Beast’s palace. In her quest to revive the Beast’s dying rose garden, she grapples with her feelings for her family and the complexities of her relationship with the Beast. This edition explores elements of young adult fiction, fantasy, and romance, inviting readers to delve into a world where love is essential for beauty to flourish.
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The New York Times bestselling author of Sunshine and Hero and the Crown presents a beautiful retelling of Beauty and the Beast.
When their father’s business fails, a young woman named Beauty and her two sisters leave their fine house in the city and move to a tiny cottage far away from everything they’ve ever known. The neglected cottage is engulfed by the long thorny stems of some unknown plant. Beauty patiently tends to them, and when, the following summer, the mysterious flowers are the most beautiful things the sisters have ever seen, an old woman tells Beauty: “Roses are for love. Not silly sweethearts’ love but the love that makes you and keeps you whole…There’s an old folk-tale that there aren’t many roses around any more because they need more love than people have to give them to make them flower…”
When Beauty takes her father’s place in the terrifying beast’s palace, she discovers that his beloved rose garden is dying; and because she needs something to do to distract her from missing her family, because she loves roses—and because she pities the Beast—she determines to bring it back to life…
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