Not your typical Disney fare, we know.Īs it turns out, there was indeed a castle in Gemma's past. In this case, the source material is Sleeping Beauty, which is woven together with a fictional story about a Jewish woman, Gemma, who survived the Holocaust. If this sounds like the stuff that fairy tales are made of, that's because it is: Briar Rose is a novel in a series of modern books inspired by classic fairy tales. Is the castle just a place in her imagination? Or is she leaving you an inheritance beyond your wildest dreams? Of course, it's a little stressful when grams neglects to provide you with certain details-details like the castle's address, or even what country it's in. That goes double when dear old grandma makes you swear on her not-yet-dug grave to find the aforementioned castle. Nothing quite grabs your attention like when your beloved grandmother mentions that she owns a secret castle and then kicks the bucket.
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