At her christening, Alice was cursed by her thirteenth aunt to never grow old, but rather to be extinguished like a candle on her eighteenth birthday. Alice's relatives try to undo the curse while Alice grows up oblivious to the problem. At her eighteenth birthday ball, something horrible happens to Alice, causing her to stop talking to anyone. She does write in her diary, where she describes longing for the return of her true love, her fears about leaving school, descriptions of the roses ...
At her christening, Alice was cursed by her thirteenth aunt to never grow old, but rather to be extinguished like a candle on her eighteenth birthday. Alice's relatives try to undo the curse while Alice grows up oblivious to the problem. At her eighteenth birthday ball, something horrible happens to Alice, causing her to stop talking to anyone. She does write in her diary, where she describes longing for the return of her true love, her fears about leaving school, descriptions of the roses growing in her father's garden, and finally the truth about what happened to her at her birthday party. This well-written book mixes fantasy and reality as it explores what happens to a young girl who has been raped. Книга «Watching the Roses» автора Адель Жера оценена посетителями КнигоГид, и её читательский рейтинг составил 7.20 из 10.
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