![]() What was up with the way that everyone in the entire kingdom fell asleep forever, for example? Shouldn't they have woken up at some point? And how come Becca never noticed how bizarre this bedtime story was until now?īriar Rose was a far cry from Goodnight Moon, that's for sure. There were a few minor details that were…well, kind of untraditional. ![]() Gemma makes Becca solemnly swear to find the castle, which is her "inheritance." Then she dies, so Becca's pretty much obligated to follow through on her promise.īecca gets to thinking about that bedtime story Grandma had told her so many times. Is this an old woman's ranting and raving? Becca doesn't think so. She seems taken with the notion that she herself is Briar Rose, and insists she really did come from a castle, just like in the story. Now 23, Becca's all grown up, and Grandma Gemma, who's in a nursing home, is nearing the end of her life. Briar Rose, which was Grandma Gemma's remix of Sleeping Beauty, was beloved by her granddaughters-especially Becca, who is the baby in her family. ![]() Well, technically, it was just one bedtime story, but she must have told it at least a thousand times. ![]() Once upon a time-sorry, we couldn't resist-there was a little old lady who was super into telling bedtime stories. ![]()
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