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Mirror Mirror: A Novel

by Gregory Maguire

Published: 2004-09-28
Paperback : 320 pages

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—Boston Herald

“Entertaining…profound….A novel for adults that unearths our buried fascination with the primal fears and truths fairy tales contain.”
—Christian Science Monitor

Gregory Maguire, the acclaimed author who re-imagined a darker, more ...

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“A brilliant achievement.” < ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

—Boston Herald

“Entertaining…profound….A novel for adults that unearths our buried fascination with the primal fears and truths fairy tales contain.”
—Christian Science Monitor

Gregory Maguire, the 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: Mirror Mirror. Setting his story amid the cultural, political and artistic whirlwind of Renaissance Italy—and casting the notorious Lucrezia Borgia as the Evil Queen—Maguire and 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.

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"Alternate fairy tale about Snow White"by Kerri F. (see profile) 02/16/09

Having read "Wicked" first, this novel paled in comparison. The deep political and personal battles were absent, and i thought it really fell short of what it could have. The Borgia family has popped... (read more)

"Interesting interpretation of the traditional Snow White fairy tale."by Susie S. (see profile) 12/09/08

While reading this book, I was most struck by the "wicked queen" character and her brother. These two characters are supposedly of the Borgia family, and I felt that their twisted, sick family dynamics... (read more)

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