MAGUIRE, GREGORY — Mirror Mirror

New york: Harper Collins / Reganbooks, 2003. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 006039384X. Illustrated by Douglas Smith. Cover Art; This book is in Fine condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "The 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. There she spends her days cosseted by Primavera Vecchia, the earthy cook, and Fra Ludovico, a priest who tends to their souls between bites of ham and sips of wine." "The novelist (Maguire) is an occasional reviewer for the Sunday New York Times Book Review. He has contributed and performed original material for NPR's "All Things Considered" and has lectured widely around the world on literature and culture. Maguire and his family were featured on "Oprah" and he was the subject of a Sunday New York Times Magazine profile by Alex Witchel. His adult novels regularly make New York Times and national bestseller lists. Egg & Spoon (2014) , a fantasy for young adults, was a Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book and is under option by Universal Studios; After Alice (2015) , a novel for adults, is published on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. As of 2015, Maguire is a Roman Catholic.". Fine in Fine dust jacket .