If this was a fairy tale, Rose would be Sleeping Beauty.
A new age variant of the loved princess, whose uber rich parents left her cryo-preserved, while the world around her crumpled of disease, war and disasters. Protected in her cocoon of chemicals for 62 years and let out by a sheer act of curiosity, Rose hardly feels like a princess. She is a misfit. The connection to the life she knew before is strong that she hardly feels for anything in this new world. People don't help either. She is a freak and Rose agrees.
The world Sheehan creates is not without flaws. The bleak new world may not be all that to a regular reader of dystopian, but the plot which deals with ethical issues especially in terms of parenting makes up for anything lacking in the setup. Limited in scope but has a lot of heart.
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