Mirror Mirror: A Novel

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Synopsis
“Entertaining…profound….A novel for adults that unearths our buried fascination with the primal fears and truths fairy tales contain.” —Christian Science MonitorThe acclaimed author who re-imagined a darker, more dangerous Land of Oz in his New York Times bestselling series The Wicked Years, offers a brilliant reinvention of the timeless Snow White fairy tale. Setting the story amid the cultural, political and artistic whirlwind of Renaissance Italy—and casting the notorious Lucrezia Borgia as the Evil Queen—Mirror Mirror will enthrall a wide array of book lovers ranging from adult fans of Harry Potter to readers of the sophisticated stories of Angela Carter.The year is 1502, and seven-year-old Bianca de Nevada lives perched high above the rolling hills and valleys of Tuscany and Umbria at Montefiore, the farm of her beloved father, Don Vicente. But one day a noble entourage makes its way up the winding slopes to the farm -- and the world comes to Montefiore.In the presence of Cesare Borgia and his sister, the lovely and vain Lucrezia -- decadent children of a wicked pope -- no one can claim innocence for very long. When Borgia sends Don Vicente on a years-long quest, he leaves Bianca under the care -- so to speak -- of Lucrezia.She plots a dire fate for the young girl in the woods below the farm, but in the dark forest salvation can be found as well ...A lyrical work of stunning creative vision, Mirror Mirror gives fresh life to the classic story of Snow White -- and has a truth and beauty all its own.
Copyright:
2003

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
320 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780061748042
Related ISBNs:
9780060988654
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Gregory Maguire
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Romance, Animals, Literature and Fiction, Science Fiction and Fantasy, Drama, Plays and Theater, Humor
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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