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The Rose Bargain

Fiction | Novel | YA | Published in 2025

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How does Smith’s use of different first-person narrators enhance the dramatic irony that appears throughout the novel?

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How do Smith’s magical elements build on the real-world cultural restrictions and gender norms of Victorian England?

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How does Smith portray magic itself as a form of gambling?

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