Mirror, Mirror

"A brilliant achievement." -- 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.

About the author

Gregory Maguire is the New York Times bestselling author of the Wicked Years, a series that includes Wicked—the beloved classic that is the basis for the blockbuster Tony Award–winning Broadway musical of the same name and the major motion picture—Son of a Witch, A Lion Among Men, and Out of Oz. His series Another Day continues the story of Oz with The Brides of Maracoor, The Oracle of Maracoor, and The Witch of Maracoor, and his other novels include A Wild Winter Swan, Hiddensee, After Alice, Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, Lost, and Mirror Mirror. Some of his novels for children include Cress Watercress, Leaping Beauty, and Egg & Spoon, winner of a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award Honor. He lives in New England and France.

Product details

• Authors: Gregory Maguire
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.12.2003
• EAN: 9780060594534
• ISBN: 978-0-06-059453-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION: Literary, FICTION: Science Fiction / General, FICTION: Romance / Fantasy, DRAMA: American / General, FICTION: Romance / Historical / American, FICTION: Historical / Medieval, FICTION: Romance / Historical / Medieval, FICTION: Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, FICTION: Fantasy / Historical, FICTION: Historical / Renaissance