{"product_id":"mirror-mirror-paperback-4","title":"Mirror Mirror - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGregory Maguire\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant achievement.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBoston Herald\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Entertaining...profound....A novel for adults that unearths our buried fascination with the primal fears and truths fairy tales contain.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGregory Maguire, the acclaimed author who re-imagined a darker, more dangerous Land of Oz in his \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling series The Wicked Years, offers a brilliant reinvention of the timeless Snow White fairy tale: \u003cem\u003eMirror Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e. 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 \u003cem\u003eMirror Mirror\u003c\/em\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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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 -- 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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 283\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.84 x 9.29 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mirror Mirror\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.2\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42135903436935,"sku":"9780060988654","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7be6d70223a5808f4ed037c04267d3a8.webp?v=1732652762","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/mirror-mirror-paperback-4","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}