book of enchantments by patricia c wrede

Thus, the rose that showed her doing that struggled to grow. Facing Sam and trying to mend her relationship with her sister was difficult for Adrian to even consider. If you had the opportunity to choose your future, would you? Knowing that you could only have one and never go back-never choose another path? I don’t think I would. Aside from it being well-written, it’s the kind of story that really makes the reader think. She leaves the garden understanding what the future can bring and resolving to make it her own. Adrian thanks the woman but declines her offer to choose a rose. The woman appears at Adrian’s side and asks if that is the rose Adrian wants. When Adrian sniffs it, she is treated to a scene between her and Sam talking and apologizing to one another for how they treated each other over the years. Unlike all of the other roses in the garden, this one is disheveled and barely in bloom. None of the roses, though, offer what she is looking for.įinally, she sees a rose that seems to be struggling. She travels the garden, sniffing roses, and being treated to every possible future she could have from riches to dying of cancer. Adrian quickly learns that each rose contains a potential future. The woman stops her with the warning to choose one and be careful about which she chooses. Adrian is enthralled by the beauty of the roses, and goes to pick one. While ignoring a party that Sam is having, Adrian meets a strange woman who brings her to a garden of roses. From Adrian’s perspective, Sam has everything-friends, looks, and success.

It tells the story of a girl, Adrian, who is jealous of her younger sister, Sam. As a matter of fact, I used it for a class project in a creative writing course during my undergrad to discuss themes. “Roses by Moonlight” captured me from my first read. I don’t much like to cook, but I do make a mean meatloaf.Īnyway, back on target. I know now that it’s the putting together of elements to make something bigger-kind of like cooking-except I like to write. The method of writing a story fascinated me in a way I couldn’t explain. I reread that section over and over again. I loved most of the stories in it, but what really caught my interest was the section at the end from Wrede detailing how she’d written each story.

“Roses by Moonlight” from “Book of Enchantments” by Patricia C. So, I thought I’d take today to introduce you to-if you don’t already know it-a short story that helped spark my desire to be a writer. I’ve written a small horde of them and submitted a couple (fingers crossed).

I’ve been on a bit of a short story kick lately.

Book of enchantments by patricia c wrede