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The Looking Glass

Michèle Roberts

3.3/5 ( ratings)

An orphan enchanted by stories and the incantatory power of words, Genevieve lives an isolated existence as a maid to the widow Patin in a village cafe on the Normandy coast in the early 20th century. Forced to flee the village, she comes under the spell of a charismatic spinner of words, a poet who captivates every woman around him -- his mother, his mistress, his niece, his niece's governess, and eventually, his new maid, who soon begins to spin a story of her own.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Picador

Release: June 01, 2002

ISBN: 0312420838

ISBN 13: 9780312420833

The Looking Glass

Michèle Roberts

3.3/5 ( ratings)

An orphan enchanted by stories and the incantatory power of words, Genevieve lives an isolated existence as a maid to the widow Patin in a village cafe on the Normandy coast in the early 20th century. Forced to flee the village, she comes under the spell of a charismatic spinner of words, a poet who captivates every woman around him -- his mother, his mistress, his niece, his niece's governess, and eventually, his new maid, who soon begins to spin a story of her own.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Picador

Release: June 01, 2002

ISBN: 0312420838

ISBN 13: 9780312420833

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