THE MIRROR by LYNN FREED 1997

Description: FOR SALE--THE MIRROR by Lynn FreedThe Mirror set in the 1920's working class Durban South Africa. paperback in good used condition.Shipped with USPS media mail. ****Will ship as soon as sold, but shipping times are contingent upon local post offices, media mail and has been known to be rather slow. ***Please also take note that my policy states NO returns--I do take a lot of time to put in the description as many details as possible and any defects that I know of so that there will be no doubts about the products. Please ask for any specific unanswered details. I do have a very good record for shipping and customer satisfaction. Thank you for looking and bidding !!!#01012023 21Product InformationIn 1920, Agnes La Grange leaves a poor life in England for Durban, South Africa, to make her future. In the house of the Jewish family where she first works as a maid, the wife is dying--which doesn't keep the husband from sneaking to Agnes's room to make love while watching in a mirror he's given her. His unrestrained passion for her (old and a head shorter he may be) leads her to say, "I have never felt so strongly the power of being alive." And that's in truth the only power Agnes ever wants or values. During her pregnancy, the "old Jew," as she calls him bluntly but without judgment, puts her up in the Railway Hotel--an establishment of which, after the birth of her daughter Leah, she becomes owner and new proprietress by finessing the old man into putting up the money. From then on, Agnes is on her way. "The newspaperman" will be a weak and soon-divorced husband, followed by such lovers as Agnes finds attractive--"the banker," "the hunter," and "the trader." Agnes doesn't even read the papers, but her beauty, life, and business sense draw others to her, seeing her through the Depression and WWII as she's cheated but recovers, buys more property, sees Leah become a famous singer--although not before Leah does just what Agnes did in seducing a husband (readers will find out whose), leaving Agnes a gorgeous child to raise as a second daughter. Forget improprieties: As Agnes says, "this wasn't a story . . . this was a life."Product IdentifiersPublisherRandom House Publishing GroupISBN-100345426894ISBN-139780345426895eBay Product ID (ePID)157850Product Key FeaturesBook TitleMirrorAuthorLynn FreedFormatTrade PaperbackLanguageEnglishTopicRomance / Historical / General, General, Literary, Romance / GeneralPublication Year1999GenreFictionNumber of Pages256 PagesDimensionsItem Length7in.Item Height0.6in.Item Width5in.Item Weight6.3 OzAdditional Product FeaturesReviews"[LYNN] FREED DELIVERS A TOUR DE FORCE IN THIS DIARY OF AN AMBITIOUS, HEADSTRONG, SEXUALLY INDEPENDENT . . . WOMAN." Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A BRACING, EMPOWERING STORY . . . The Mirror begins in 1920, when Agnes La Grange escapes a life of servant's work and lower-class drudgery to move to Durban, South Africa. She finds work . . . in a wealthy Jewish household, and is soon given a full-length mirror, the gateway into her new life. Gazing into this mirror Agnes discovers her own physical beauty and passions. . . . Freed's graceful writing . . . hypnotically draws the reader into Agnes' mind and body." Detroit News & Free Press "LIKE SO MANY OF THE BEST BOOKS, THE MIRROR MAKES US LAUGH WHILE PACKING, FINALLY, A PUNCH." The New York Times Book Review "IN AGNES LA GRANGE, FREED HAS CREATED AN ALLURING AND UNCOMPROMISING PROTAGONIST." The Washington Post Book World "THE MIRRORIS AN ELEGANT AND UNUSUAL NOVEL, pitch-perfect from first word to last, beautifully crafted, and stunningly honest in its illumination of what womenreallywant. Like Marguerite Duras'The Loverand Marilynne Robinson'sHousekeeping, it shines unexpected light into corners we all experience, but seldom discuss." Andrea Barrett, Author ofShip Fever, Winner of the National Book Award "A POETICALLY ROBUST TALE . . . Candor, passion, and love of life put Agnes on par with [Chaucer's] Wife of Bath, while Freed adds the treats of succulent place and period flavor, even 20 black-and-white photographs of the very places where Agnes walked, slept, loved, and lived. A pleasure." Kirkus Reviews(starred review) "Lynn Freed has the remarkable ability to move her readers even as she compels them to think.The Mirror'sheroine, Agnes La Grange, is the sort of woman we all long to be: strong yet warm, intelligent yet independent, passionate yet nevertheless fierce in her requirements for love. The story of the consequences of those requirements creates a lesson in the nature of love itself." Linda Gray Sexton Author ofSearching for Mercy Street: My Journey Back to My Mother Anne Sexton "The MirrorÒwonderfully carries off that hardest of all literary effectsit feels effortless and therefore absolutely real, as if Freed just sat down by the fire one night and told the tale of a woman she'd once known. . . . Freed's language brings Agnes's world so vividly to life." Elle Magazine "Here's a good book to settle down with on a chilly winter afternoon. Start it right after lunch, and you'll be done in time for dinnerclosing the book with the distinct impression that you have just wiled away several hours in the company of one of the most headstrong yet endearing women you've ever encountered." Orlando Sentinel "What a remarkable gift Lynn Freed has given us in this beautifully crafted story.The Mirroris sheer pleasure to read." Arizona Daily Star "A thoroughly satisfying tale to savor . . . Freed's latest novel exhibits the splendidly controlled prose of a master at once maintaining a remarkable level of tension in combination with surprising displays of humor. Her powerfully realized tale tells the story of a bold young woman's quest for a life fully lived." Booklist "AGNES IS MOLL FLANDERS WITHOUT EXCUSES an enchanting and infuriating heroine, both admirable and wrongheaded, "[LYNN] FREED DELIVERS A TOUR DE FORCE IN THIS DIARY OF AN AMBITIOUS, HEADSTRONG, SEXUALLY INDEPENDENT . . . WOMAN." Publishers Weekly (starred review) "A BRACING, EMPOWERING STORY . . . The Mirror begins in 1920, when Agnes La Grange escapes a life of servant's work and lower-class drudgery to move to Durban, South Africa. She finds work . . . in a wealthy Jewish household, and is soon given a full-length mirror, the gateway into her new life. Gazing into this mirror Agnes discovers her own physical beauty and passions. . . . Freed's graceful writing . . . hypnotically draws the reader into Agnes' mind and body." Detroit News & Free Press "LIKE SO MANY OF THE BEST BOOKS, THE MIRROR MAKES US LAUGH WHILE PACKING, FINALLY, A PUNCH." The New York Times Book Review "IN AGNES LA GRANGE, FREED HAS CREATED AN ALLURING AND UNCOMPROMISING PROTAGONIST." The Washington Post Book World "THE MIRROR IS AN ELEGANT AND UNUSUAL NOVEL, pitch-perfect from first word to last, beautifully crafted, and stunningly honest in its illumination of what women really want. Like Marguerite Duras' The Lover and Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping, it shines unexpected light into corners we all experience, but seldom discuss." Andrea Barrett, Author of Ship Fever, Winner of the National Book Award "A POETICALLY ROBUST TALE . . . Candor, passion, and love of life put Agnes on par with [Chaucer's] Wife of Bath, while Freed adds the treats of succulent place and period flavor, even 20 black-and-white photographs of the very places where Agnes walked, slept, loved, and lived. A pleasure." Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Lynn Freed has the remarkable ability to move her readers even as she compels them to think. The Mirror's heroine, Agnes La Grange, is the sort of woman we all long to be: strong yet warm, intelligent yet independent, passionate yet nevertheless fierce in her requirements for love. The story of the consequences of those requirements creates a lesson in the nature of love itself." Linda Gray Sexton Author of Searching for Mercy Street: My Journey Back to My Mother Anne Sexton "The Mirror Òwonderfully carries off that hardest of all literary effectsit feels effortless and therefore absolutely real, as if Freed just sat down by the fire one night and told the tale of a woman she'd once known. . . . Freed's language brings Agnes's world so vividly to life." Elle Magazine "Here's a good book to settle down with on a chilly winter afternoon. Start it right after lunch, and you'll be done in time for dinnerclosing the book with the distinct impression that you have just wiled away several hours in the company of one of the most headstrong yet endearing women you've ever encountered." Orlando Sentinel "What a remarkable gift Lynn Freed has given us in this beautifully crafted story. The Mirror is sheer pleasure to read." Arizona Daily Star "A thoroughly satisfying tale to savor . . . Freed's latest novel exhibits the splendidly controlled prose of a master at once maintaining a remarkable level of tension in combination with surprising displays of humor. Her powerfully realized tale tells the story of a bold young woman's quest for a life fully lived." Booklist "AGNES IS MOLL FLANDERS WITHOUT EXCUSES an enchanting and infuriating heroine.Item specificsCondition:Good:Seller Notes:“condition is goodNarrative Type:FictionCountry/Region of Manufacture:United StatesCustom Bundle:NoPersonalize:NoInscribed:NoType:NovelVintage:NoPersonalized:NoModified Item:NoSpecial Attributes:READER'S CIRCLE BOOKCultural Region:AFRICA 1920Title:THE MIRRORAge Level:AdultsLiterary Period/Movement:ModernismIntended Audience:AdultsLiterary Movement:ModernismEra:2000sISBN:9780345426895Book Title:MirrorItem Length:7in.Publisher:Random House Publishing GroupPublication Year:1999Format:Trade PaperbackLanguage:EnglishItem Height:0.6in.Author:Lynn FreedGenre:FictionTopic:Romance / Historical / General, General, Literary, Romance / GeneralItem Width:5in.Item Weight:6.3 OzNumber of Pages:256 Pages

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