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      The Broken Mirror

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      From award-winning English novelist Jonathan C oe comes a fable for all ages about a broken mirror that shows us how it is our imaginations that really shape our lives.

       Can desire really transform reality?

      From award-winning novelist Jonathan Coe and distingu...

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      Product ID:9781783524174
      Product Form:Hardback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Title:The Broken Mirror
      Authors:Author: Jonathan Coe, Chiara Coccorese
      Page Count:96
      Subjects:Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Fantasy, Fantasy
      Description:Select Guide Rating
      From award-winning English novelist Jonathan C oe comes a fable for all ages about a broken mirror that shows us how it is our imaginations that really shape our lives.

       Can desire really transform reality?

      From award-winning novelist Jonathan Coe and distinguished Italian artist Chiara Coccorese comes The Broken Mirror, a political parable for children, a contemporary fairy tale for adults, and a fable for all ages.

      One day Claire, to escape her quarrelsome parents, takes refuge in the dump behind her house. There she finds a broken mirror, a nasty piece of sharp glass… yet she is strangely drawn to it. She soon discovers it has the power to transform even the most drab reality into a fairy-tale world: the grey sky is reflected blue, and Claire’s modest, suburban house is transformed into the most beautiful castle.

      As Claire grows older, always accompanied by her magic mirror, she can see her face without her teenage acne, and her town before it fell victim to thieving property developers. But, in reality, libraries are being turned into luxury flats wherever she looks, and the boy Claire loves is instead her worst enemy.

      Frustrated and angry with the mirror’s illusions, Claire is about to destroy it when the mysterious Peter steps in: he has also found a shard of broken mirror, and so begins their journey to piece together the larger puzzle…

      Previously published in Italian, French, Greek and Dutch, The Broken Mirror comes to life in English for the first time, to be read with equal pleasure by children and adults.


      Imprint Name:Unbound Digital
      Publisher Name:Unbound
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2017-11-02

      Additional information

      Weight264 g
      Dimensions145 × 205 × 15 mm