Mirror Mirror

A Novel

Pages: 283
Published: 2003
Language: English

Gregory Maguire reimagines the classic Snow White tale, setting it in Renaissance Italy. Seven-year-old Bianca de Nevada, or Snow White, finds herself in the dangerous care of the vain Lucrezia Borgia. As Bianca's father embarks on a quest for a mythical relic, she must navigate the treacherous Borgia court and eventually finds refuge with seven dwarves, who are guardians of the magic mirror.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Dark Mysterious Atmospheric

Quest Betrayal

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Gregory Maguire

Gregory Maguire is an American novelist born in Albany, New York, in 1954. He studied at the University at Albany, Simmons University and Tufts University. His first novel, The Lightning Time, appeared in 1978. Wicked (1995), his first novel for adults, retells The Wonderful Wizard of Oz from the point of view of the Wicked Witch of the West and became the basis of the Broadway musical and a two-part film adaptation. He has written many further novels for adults and children that reimagine class...