History Literature / TheGirlInTheTower

* AmbiguousDisorder: Lisette, the peculiar girl Rose takes in near the end, is pretty quirky. Rose herself might also qualify because of how detached and strange she is. Of course, that might be from all the trauma.
* BrokenBird: Rose is locked in a tower, raped by a strange man, abandoned by her mother, forced to leave at just sixteen home while preganant, nearly killed in a fire, and [[spoiler: widowed horrifically]].
* ChildByRape: Rose' twins, Eddy and Eliza, count.
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: Well, more like dangerous 13th Birthday... but the trope still applies.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: Philander Tartuffe, among others.
* MagicCarpet: How Rose gets into the tower in the first place.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Queen Dulcibella.
* TheHerosBirthday: The book begins with Rose's 13th Birthday Gift-Hunt (every year her mother hides presents around the house and gives Rose clues to help her find them). Her final gift this year is, of course, the tower that serves as her home and prison for three long years.
* KingIncognito: [[spoiler: King Henry]] when he goes hunting in the forest and stumbles upon Rose's tower.

* PimpedOutDress: a number of Queen Dulcibella's gorgeous outfits count.

* TeenPregnancy: Rose, obviously.

''The Girl in the Tower'' by Creator/MLLanzillotta is a strange, dark retelling of ''{{Literature/Rapunzel}}''. On her 13th birthday, Rose's adoptive mother (a kindly witch) locks her in a tower deep in Grimmland's darkest, dreariest forest. After three peaceful years a man finds the tower. He rapes and impregnates Rose. When the witch finds out, she refuses to believe that the man forced her. Furious, she sends the pregnant Rose away... forcing her to wander Grimmland, relying on the charity of others to survive and meeting a variety of fascinatingly odd people.

You can read it here [[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07568CKMJ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i9]].

* Main/AbusiveParents: Numerous examples. Judy's mother (a witch) doses her own daughter with magical potions to keep her young and adorable, so she'll be able to keep performing in music halls and earning her mother money. The Witch, on the other hand, locks Rose in a tower in a misguided (and ultimately pointless) attempt to keep her safe.
* Main/AdoptedIntoRoyalty: Rose's twins Eddy and Eliza are taken in by [[spoiler: their biological father, King Henry]].
* Main/AmbiguousDisorder: Lisette, the peculiar girl Rose takes in near the end, is pretty quirky. Rose herself might also qualify because of how detached and strange she is. Of course, that might be from all the trauma.
* Main/BrokenBird: Rose is locked in a tower, raped by a strange man, abandoned by her mother, forced to leave at just sixteen home while preganant, nearly killed in a fire, and [[spoiler: widowed horrifically]].
* Main/ChildByRape: Rose' twins, Eddy and Eliza, count.
* Main/DangerousSixteenthBirthday: Well, more like dangerous 13th Birthday... but the trope still applies.
* Main/EmbarrassingFirstName: Philander Tartuffe, among others.
* Main/MagicCarpet: How Rose gets into the tower in the first place.
* Main/FracturedFairyTale: A dark, disturbing version of the fairy tale Rapunzel.
* Main/GirlInTheTower: Naturally.
* Main/HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Queen Dulcibella.
* Main/TheHerosBirthday: The book begins with Rose's 13th Birthday Gift-Hunt (every year her mother hides presents around the house and gives Rose clues to help her find them). Her final gift this year is, of course, the tower that serves as her home and prison for three long years.
* Main/KingIncognito: [[spoiler: King Henry]] when he goes hunting in the forest and stumbles upon Rose's tower.
* Main/LawOfInverseFertility: Queen Dulcibella wants children more than anything, yet she's infertile. Rose, on the other hand, gives birth to ''twins'' after being raped. To add insult to injury, [[spoiler: Dulcibella's husband King Henry is the father of Rose's children.]].
* Main/LowFantasy: Magic and witches exist in Grimmland, though King Henry has been trying to stamp them out.
* Main/LemonyNarrator: The narrator of the frame story (a wealthy Grimmland poet from the city, who decides to write a book about a mysterious, chain-smoking woman - Rose - who frequents a local pub).
* Main/NiceJobBreakingItHero: The Witch locks Rose in a tower to keep herself. Of course, if Rose had remained at home with her mother instead of being sent away to live in the tower, she never would've been raped.
* Main/PimpedOutDress: a number of Queen Dulcibella's gorgeous outfits count.
* Main/RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler: Prince Henry]] raping Rose kicks off the plot. The incident traumatizes her into extreme apathy. She's barely able to connect with anyone ever again.
* Main/TeenPregnancy: Rose, obviously.

* Main/RapunzelHair: Rose has this because of an enchanted hairbrush given to her by her Mother.

* Main/DangerousSixteenthBirthday:
* Main/EmbarrassingFirstName: Philander Tartuffe.

* Main/RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler: Prince Henry]] raping Rose kicks off the plot.

!!Tropes Found in this Book Include:
* Main/AdoptedByRoyalty: Rose's twins Eddy and Eliza are taken in by [[spoiler: their biological father, King Henry]].

* Main/EmbarrassingFirstName: The villainous Philander Tartuffe.

* Main/RapeAsDrama: [[Spoiler: Prince Henry]] raping Rose kicks off the plot.

* Main/BrokenBird: Rose is locked in a tower, raped by a strange man, abandoned by her mother, forced to leave at just sixteen home while preganant, nearly killed in a fire, and widowed horrifically.

* Main/LowFantasy: Magic exists in Grimmland, though the
* Main/LemonyNarrator: The narrator of the frame story (a wealthy Grimmland poet from the city, who decides ).
* Main/RapeAsDrama: Kicks off the plot, in fact.

* Main/EmbarassingFirstName: The infamous Philander Tartuffe.

* Main/HighFantasy: The story's setting.

* Main/ChildByRape: Rose' twins,
* Main/FraturedFairyTale: A dark, disturbing version of the fairy tale Rapunzel.

* Main/RapeAsDrama: Rose's rape