6/22/2023 0 Comments Mirror mirror by gregory maguireMost of the elements of the original tale remain-the mirror, the dwarves, the hunter, the poisoned apple-but this is no cutesy movie version. Jealous of the lascivious attentions her brother pays to the girl and consumed by her own vanity, Lucrezia decides to murder Bianca. When Lucrezia’s brother Cesare sends Bianca’s devoted father on a dangerous errand to bring back a holy relic, motherless Bianca is left in Lucrezia’s care. The setting is Renaissance Italy, and Bianca de Nevada’s tormentor is no mere witch-she’s the redoubtable Lucrezia Borgia herself, daughter of a debauched pope and scion of a powerful family of infamous poisoners and murderers. In this impressionistic version of the classic Snow White story, Maguire continues his unique retelling of well-known fairy tales that began with Wicked and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister.
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