East

Priceless....

This book is wonderful. A beautiful fairy tale that I didn't want to end. It transported me back to when I was young and obsessed with Andrew Lang's Fairy Books. The story is told in many different voices: Rose, the heroine; the white bear, the troll queen, Neddy, etc. Rose is a strong heroine risking life and limb to undo a horrible slight. She never quits. The white bear speaks in poetry, and one almost can pity the troll queen; she can't help that her love is evil; it's still her way to love. I highly recommend this book, and it is promptly going on my favorite list. I will be purchasing Edith Pattou's other books. Her writing touched my heart.

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EPIC FAIRY TALE FANTASY

Very cool story. Very well written.

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best adventurous story in the world

this book tells the best story. rose has a mother who is so annoying, and just annoys everyone in the family. rose goes on a great adventure with a polar bear and explores the world, thats filled with different creatures and animals. it's alot of action, adventure, and romance in this book. i mean the polar bear is also a metal man. then he turns into a human.

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You'll want to read it again, and again.

This book is one of my all time favorites. I totally fell in love with the characters, and I think you will too. The lead character is strong and believable, and the white bear is pefectly tragic. The writing style is gripping, so make sure you have the time to finish it in one sitting! I especially love how the story is told by different characters, they never lose their individual voices, but sometimes the flow of the story can be cut off by switching over to someone else. However, the research involed in this book more than makes up for it. It adds a level of realism you wouldn't expect from a book staring a talking bear.

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Rose’s mother (Eugenia) had a superstition that a north bo

Rose’s mother (Eugenia) had a superstition that a north born child would face a life that was wild and uncontrollable. Rose was a north born child, but her mother tried to hide it and say she was east born. An east born child was said to live a peaceful and tame life.
When Rose is asked to travel with a white bear in exchange for her sister to become well again, she decides it is best to travel with him to the north. However, when they are in the north Rose breaks a “condition”, and the white bear turns back into a man. Once the bear turned back into a man he was taken away by a queen. Rose immediately sets out on foot to find him, and eventually finds him east of the sun and West of the moon. Together they fall in love, and create their destination from there.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about fairy tales. I personally did not like this book at all, but I also learned that I don’t enjoy reading fairy tales. This book is full of adventure, and makes you think while you are reading. It also represents a lot of themes that are important in everyday life.

Wonderful Story

This is, by far, one of the most enjoyable books I have read in some time. I don’t care if am a decade older than the intended age group—I defy any adult to read this book and not enjoy the simplistic beauty of it.


It is a beauty and the beast story, and a wonderful one. Rose is a brave and willful teenager who makes a grand sacrifice in her family’s time of need. The white bear is her friend, guardian and with time, love interest. A prince enchanted, he suffers from a terrible curse and Rose is key to his freedom.


The story is beautifully written. Instead of focusing on the curse of appearances, the bear’s dilemma is deeper and far more tragic. The author’s writing truly sings when describing his turmoil to live as a bear but retain his humanity. Rose is breath of fresh air in an era of selfish, spoiled female protagonists.


If I had a complaint, and it is a small one--is that the statutes of the bear’s curse are not all explained to the reader. Some are hinted at better than others. This book is worth every penny. Read it and enjoy.

Amazing!

I love this book, it is one of my absolute favorites. I just wish they would put it out as an E-book so I can read it on my phone.

Wonderful!

I first read the very short version of this tale when I was about 7yrs old and it became my favorite. I found this book when I was about 16 yrs old and it is still one of my favorites. The characters are well written, the emotions are well displayed, and the reader is in a beautiful world of enchanting mountains and attractive, dangerous trolls. I will continue to re-read this book and I will definitely read this book to my children.

Loved it! one of my favorite books!

I absolutely LOVE this book! I really wish they had it for the nook though so I could have it every where any time. But, anyway, this is one of my favorites, the plot and characters are well developed and there are tons and tons of description. You should read it!

So Good!

This is one of my favorite books. I've loaned it to all my friends and read it with my family and they all love it. You will feel that you are right along side Rose throughout her whole journey you really feel a part of the story.

good but i am suspicious

its great and you wont want to put it down but it is really very similar to "sun and moon, snow and ice"

I'm a 11 year old girl and i LOVED this book!

I read this book for a summer reading assignment and i believed it was amazing. Rose's sister gets sick and a magical bear comes to the rescue! He makes rose leave her family so he can become human again. Read the book 2 find out what happens

Savored

This was a fabulous adventure. It has been a long time, measured over many books read, since I felt the need to sit back and savor the story. With the various settings that this it takes place in, the strong protagonist, and the writing that makes you feel like you are in all of this places right along with her, this is definitely one of those unforgettable tales that you will want to recommend to your friends and read over again!

Amazing!

This was the first book in a long time to paint a picture in my mind. I loved every moment of it. This was one of the only books from the teen section, for girls, that was smart and had no smut in it. Younger readers are in for a treat with this one!

Pattou knows her craft very well and makes a perfect example in "East".

"East" is a book that you will want to read again-I know I did. I found it on a dusty shelf in the junior high library when I was but a youngster, I being one of the only students to traverse the exciting world of books. After reading it, I swore to purchase my own copy one day so that I might enjoy it whenever I desired.

Five years later, I did just that when I accidentally discovered it on sale at our beloved B&N. I reread it to experience the ride all over again. And what a ride it was.

Pattou tells her story from the narrating points of multiple characters: the protagonist, Rose, her favorite brother (she has many siblings) and father, the White Bear depicted on the book cover, and even the Troll Queen, a character whose interference in the storyline becomes known over time.

By taking the stand point of many characters, Pattou had created a completely sound, full storyline. Not to mention, the detail put into the novel is clearly shown in the knowledge spent on the father's map industry and his love for wind roses. There is also the timeless addition of magic that makes this book one to fly through.

The topic of finding one's place in the world is introduced, causing the reader to internally ponder. As the reader journeys with Rose, they begin to see a wonderful world unfold and also the awkwardness with which a teenage Rose tries find where she belongs. Rose's mother remains a stumbling block in her daughter's quest for self-realization, asserting that Rose is not to be one of the wandering children that we've all come to know and love for their adventurous side.

"East" is exciting, mysterious, and even romantic. This novel does not stand out as the everyday teenage read, but it should be found on young adult bookshelves everywhere. Pattou's book is all you need to find a truly astounding fiction novel with a splash into the world of magic.

East Book Review

Life is easy and full of joy.until a magical white bear shows up at Rose's house and asks her to ride off with him to a castle.THAT'S when the adventure begins. Rose is an adventurous, unique, young girl. While Rose is on her adventure with the white bear, she finds that he is mysterious, loyal, but curious. But before the white bear takes her away, Rose's careful dad is worried that he will never see her again. But her superstitious mom believes that the bear will solve their problems. Rose's confused brother, "Neddy", can't seem to decide what is better for the family. He has been extremely close to Rose ever since she was little and he will miss her way too much since he doesn't know when she is coming back. But they are about to get kicked out of the house because of not being able to pay the rent. Also his other sister is ill and lies close to death. The white bear promised to make everything better.well that's what he said."If you give me your youngest daughter, then the one who lies near death will be made well again. And you will be no longer poor but wealthy and will live in comfort and ease." what will happen? Well you'll have to follow Rose and the other characters to find out. Throughout these 494 pgs, you will learn the story of Rose, her friend "the white bear" and their journey of love, betrayal, and loss.
I can relate to this book because my life is also full of adventures. Of course not the ones in this book because it's a fantasy story but I sure am adventurous.
Edith Pattou lives in Columbus Ohio with her family. She is the author of "Mrs. Spitzer's Garden" which is a children's picture book. She is the author of two other teen fantasy books that made it on the TOP 10 fantasy novels of the year, "Hero's Song", and, "Fire Arrow." Right now she is working on the third "Errein" novel.
I honestly recommend this book to anyone who is in for a fantasy book with a breath-taking storyline.

GREAT BOOK!!

I loved this book! It is such a page-turner! The plot & storyline are so original & great. Im not going to spoil it but...the marriage of the two main characters was expected but stil lovable. I loved the different (but MANY) P.O.Vs.

East Will Always Remain One Of My Most Favorite Books Of All Time

East is written beautifully. It is a wonderful adaptation of the tale "Beauty and the Beast" and I am always happy to read it again and again and anything else Edith Pattou has written.

for those fantasy explorers

this is a wonderful fantasy novel. it transports you into a different world that you wish you were a part of. the characters are interesting and are very much the star of their own stories. strong plot and characters make this version of the old tale very unique. I also loved how it was told from multiple characters. it make the reader feel like they were getting the full story and not just the main character's.

EAST

This story is about as girl who knows nothing about the mysterious circumstances of her birth, but as you realize it, you notice it effects her life as she is taken from her family by an unlikely guest, finds her true love in her "captivity", and realized she will have to fight for him after a big mistake.
Edith Pattou tells this touching and exciting story from many different characters' points of view as this tale of a "white bear" and the "North girl" comes through.