In the future sleeping beauty wakes up, leaves her stasis chamber and tries to piece together how she was left alone for 60 years. For all that it is billed as a dystopian, postapocalyptic novel with a scifi bend, a long long sleep is a charactercentric novel. A long, long sleep, by anna sheehan candlewick, ya, august 2011, 352 pages rose has slept in stasis for sixtytwo years. A long, long sleep by anna sheehan, hardcover barnes. A long long sleep by anna sheehan childrens book cellar. Rosalinda fitzroy has been asleep for 62 years when she is woken by a kiss. Book rating 1 narrator rating 1 a long, long sleep. Locked away in the chemically induced slumber of a stasis tube in a forgotten subbasement, 16yearold rose slept straight through the. I read that first page and couldnt put the book down for the rest of the afternoon. Anna is not the voice actor used for the audiobook.
Locked away in slumber, the 16yearold rose slept straight through dark times that killed millions and utterly changed the world. It is also based on sleeping beauty, but set as a retelling and extension of the story. A long long sleep by anna sheehan there is a distinct potential for cheesiness in the concept of a long long sleep a sleeping beautydystopia mashup. Rosalinda fitzroy, heiress to a vast financial empire, is awakened by a young man exploring the basement of. After 62 years in stasis, a chemically induced hypersleep that suspends the aging process, rosalinda samantha fitzroyor simply roseawakens, still 16 years old, to discover not only that shes been slumbering in a forgotten subbasement all these years. Speculative fictionscience fiction, dystopia, fairy tale retelling, young adult publisher.
Anna sheehan says of a long, long, sleep, her first novel, i always thought the interesting thing about sleeping beauty wasnt why she was put to sleep. Imagine the story of sleeping beauty set in the future with some doctor wholike elements. A long long sleep was one of the strongest books ive read in a while, and its so different from my usual reading fare. A long long sleep unicorp 1 by anna sheehan download pdf.
Everything would have changed radically technology and politics as well as social structure. Nov 23, 20 but this time rose wakes up to find her past is long gone and her future full of peril. The book has also been published in germany, france, russia, brazil, indonesia, hungary and the united kingdom. I listened to this book on audio, so i didnt have the experience of looking at it regularly while reading. Anna sheehan says of a long, long sleep, her first novel, i always thought the interesting thing about sleeping beauty wasnt why she was put to sleep, but what. This is a fun, fast readit is a fairy tale without a classic happy ending. Nov 17, 2011 a long long sleep by anna sheehan there is a distinct potential for cheesiness in the concept of a long long sleep a sleeping beautydystopia mashup. Aug 08, 2011 a long, long sleep will appeal to fans of fairy tale retellings with a twist, as well as fans of science fiction with a little bit of a dystopian swing to it, like karrs xvi. She would have seemed like a foreigner in her own country. Now imagine that nobody woke the sleeping beauty up for sixtytwo years, and youve got the core idea for a. Fairy tale retelling, science fiction, young adult pages. However, instead of writing a fantasy, sheehan has written a suspenseful and compelling science fiction novel.
Rosalinda fitzroy had been asleep for 62 years when she was woken by a kiss. In anna sheehans futuristic young adult debut, a long, long sleep, this sleeping beauty bears no resemblance to the disney princess. Anna sheehan says of a long, long, sleep, her first novel, i always thought the interesting thing about sleeping beauty wasnt why she was put to sleep, but what she had to come to terms with afterward. However, i found that the writing was excellent, and that the issues raised were.
Long, long sleep, school and library by sheehan, anna, isbn 0763652601, isbn 9780763652609, brand new, free shipping in the us rosalinda fitzroy, heir to the multiplanetary corporation unicorp, is awakened after years in stasis to find that everyone she knew has died and as she tries to make a new life for herself, learns she is the target of a robot assassin. Buy a cheap copy of a long, long sleep book by anna sheehan. Woken accidentally from a decadeslong stasis by bren, a boy with startling eyes. A long, long sleep by anna sheehan snuggly oranges. Buy a long, long sleep book online at low prices in india a. Rosalinda had been asleep for 62 years when she was woken by. Anna sheehan has written seven books but this is her first published young adult novel, a long, long sleep, was published by candlewick press, in august of 2011. Speculative fiction science fiction dystopia fairy tale retelling face value. A long, long sleep by anna sheehan here there be books.
When she is woken by a boy who has found her lying in a forgotten basement, she finds that the world has been shaken by the cataclysms of the dark times, her parents are dead, and she is heir to their interplanetary corporate empire, unicorp. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Rosalinda fitzroy has been asleep for sixtytwo years when she is woken by a kiss. A long, long sleep by anna sheehan by anna sheehan. Rose fitzroy is the only child of powerful magnates. But this time rose wakes up to find her past is long gone and her future full. According to worldcat, the book is held in 210 libraries. Aug 09, 2012 a long, long sleep by anna sheehan can be summed up as sleeping beauty in space. Hailed upon her awakening as the longlost heir to an interplanetary empire, she is thrust alone into a dangerous future. The story takes place in the comunity 62 years after the main character is stassed.
Just like the original sleeping beauty, rose is awoken with a kiss. Rosalinda had been asleep for 62 years when she was woken by a kiss. The book was first published in 2011 in the united states 3. Dec 04, 20 a long, long sleep by anna sheehan series. Fiction, romance, scifi it should have been a short suspendedanimation sleep. Locked away in the chemically induced slumber of a stasis tube in a forgotten subbasement, 16yearold rose slept straight through the dark times that killed millions and utterly. Featuring plot synopsis, character discussion, and a single meow from my cat. I was a bit dubious due to it being likened to the fairy tale of sleeping beauty, with. A long, long sleep by anna sheehan in djvu, rtf, txt download ebook.
View it on amazon here, or listen to anna read the first chapter of a long, long sleep here note. Science fiction, assassins, robots, inheritance and succession, fiction, teenage. Purchased it should have been a short suspendedanimation sleep. I was a bit dubious due to it being likened to the fairy tale of sleeping beauty, with a science fiction twist sometimes retellings of fairytales just don. The book addresses serious issues including what makes a person, in. Link a long long sleep unicorp 1 by anna sheehan b. The book addresses serious issues including what makes a person, in addition to classic ya subjects such as first love, making it a wonderful title for a book talk, a reading list, or a class discussion. A long, long sleep by anna sheehan 2011, hardcover for. A long long sleep has been translated into many languages. Roses chilling story explores the emotional aftermath of lost time, dreams and love. Rosalinda fitzroy, heiress to a vast financial empire, is awakened by a young man exploring the basement of the financial empires main building. She is now the sole heiress to a massive interplanetary corporation and has celebrity status.
A long, long sleep will appeal to fans of fairy tale retellings with a twist, as well as fans of science fiction with a little bit of a dystopian swing to it, like karrs xvi. Woken accidentally from a decades long stasis by bren, a boy with startling eyes. A long, long sleep book by anna sheehan thriftbooks. But this time rose wakes up to find her past is long gone and her future full of peril. Locked away in the chemically induced slumber of a stasis tube in a forgotten subbasement, sixteenyearold rose slept straight through the dark times that killed millions. In her new role as longlost heiress to the interplanetary business empire unicorp, she faces a new world without her family or boyfriend. Anna sheehan is the author of a long long sleep, no life but this, and spinning thorns. Dec 18, 2015 a long, long sleep by anna sheehan in djvu, rtf, txt download ebook. But if i had, it would have been more or less respectable, if nothing extraordinary.
Winner of the hal clement award for 2012 for her first book, a long, long sleep, anna sheehan is also the author of no life but this a sequel to a long long sleep, and spinning thorns. Anna sheehan says of a long, long sleep, her first novel, i always thought the interesting thing about sleeping beauty wasnt why she was put to sleep, but what she had to come to terms with afterward. A long long sleep by anna sheehan candlewick, 2011 currently available genre. Just send us an email and well put the best up on the site. Locked away in the chemically induced slumber of a stasis tube in a forgotten subbasement, sixteenyearold rose slept straight through the dark times that killed millions and utterly changed the world she knew. Its an engaging world, and through the way the story builds, this is the kind of book that could appeal to traditional nongenre readers, as well. However, i found that the writing was excellent, and that the issues raised were so compelling that there was no hint of cheesiness. A long, long sleep takes its title from a line of an emily dickinson poem, quoted at the beginning. Aug 09, 2011 anna sheehans a long, long sleep has one of the best first chapters ive read all year. Aug 09, 2011 listen to long, long sleep audiobook by anna sheehan.
The main character, sixteen year old rose, wakes from stasis, an artificial sleep, after sixty two years. Locked away in the chemicallyinduced slumber of a stasis. Anna sheehans a long, long sleep has one of the best first chapters ive read all year. Now imagine that nobody woke the sleeping beauty up for sixtytwo years, and youve got the core idea for a long, long sleep. A long, long sleep by anna sheehan 2011, hardcover for sale. December 10, 2015, anna sheehan published her novel spinning thorns with gollancz. The sequel to a long, long, sleep entitled no life but this was published by gollancz december 18, 2014.
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