{"product_id":"mirror-mirror-a-novel-isbn-9780060988654","title":"Mirror Mirror: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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\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\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 | \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\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003eA lyrical work of stunning creative vision, \u003cem\u003eMirror Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e gives fresh life to the classic story of Snow White -- and has a truth and beauty all its own.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Wildly inventive...Maguire refreshes his source material capably...Every bit as good as Wicked: wicked good, in fact.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A brilliant achievement.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“To accomplish this metaphorical feat, Maguire pulls in everything from the biblical “tree of knowledge” to the conniving but oppressed Lucrezia Borgia, who serves nicely as the tale’s wicked queen, to eight (count ‘em) distinctly non-Disneyesque dwarfs with a knack for mirror making.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888554373349,"sku":"NP9780060988654","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780060988654.jpg?v=1730229330","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/mirror-mirror-a-novel-isbn-9780060988654","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}