Snow White and Rose Red by Patricia C. Wrede

Blanche is the sweeter of the two and rather docile while Rosamund is more wild, headstrong, and outspoken. We get to see the story from all sides.īlanche and Rosamund are just like their fairy tale counterparts.

Unlike the tale, Wrede does not just focus on these characters but also on the princes and the antagonists. To start off the book, Wrede introduces the Widow Arden and her two daughters, Blanche–Snow White–and Rosamund–Rose Red. Though the tale originated in Germany, Wrede sets her book in Elizabethan England. I found that particularly nice since I didn’t have to go to another source to reread the tale in order to write this haha. She even includes the original story word for word, quoting a piece of it at the beginning of each chapter. She doesn’t change or remove much of anything she just embellishes on what’s already there. Their version is the most well-known, and Wrede’s book is a nearly beat for beat retelling of it. The original story by Caroline Stahl is called “The Ungrateful Dwarf” Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm adapted it for their collection and added in the bear prince. Now let’s jump into Snow White and Rose Red! My Rating: 4 stars Warning: Contains spoilers As a Retelling:Īs I discussed in my post on Blanca & Roja, “Snow White and Rose Red” did not originate in oral folklore. Boo hiss to them, but this one is way prettier so I guess it’s okay. I have since bought a new illustrated version of the story since apparently my grandparents got rid of my childhood one. But today we are finally taking a look at the second “Snow White and Rose Red” retelling of this feature. Academia has essentially taken over my life.

Welcome back to Fairy Tale Friday! It’s been a very long time! Remember when I planned to post this in September? Yeah, sorry about that.

Snow White and Rose Red by Patricia C. Wrede