{"product_id":"mirror-mirror-gregory-maguire-paperback","title":"Mirror Mirror -- Gregory Maguire, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Entertaining...profound....A novel for adults that unearths our buried fascination with the primal fears and truths fairy tales contain.\" --\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe acclaimed author who re-imagined a darker, more dangerous Land of Oz in his \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 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--\u003ci\u003eMirror Mirror\u003c\/i\u003e will enthrall a wide array of book lovers ranging from adult fans of Harry Potter to readers of the sophisticated stories of Angela Carter.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the presence of Cesare Borgia and his sister, the lovely and vain Lucrezia -- members of the infamous Borgia family and 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe 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 ...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lyrical work of stunning creative vision, this literary fairy tale retelling gives fresh life to the classic story of Snow White -- and has a truth and beauty all its own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Gregory Maguire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\/28\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 283\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.29\" H x 6.02\" L x 0.84\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780060988654\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51719609188651,"sku":"9780060988654","price":21.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780060988654_ebe1cbab-89e0-4af5-a32e-e84470a0abd5.jpg?v=1774775087","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/mirror-mirror-gregory-maguire-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}