- Paperback: 286 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (1 Aug 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060936193
- ISBN-13: 978-0060936198
- Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 16 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,023,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
another excellent book by Ford,
By Rubbah "Rubbah" (Hertfordshire) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Girl in the Glass (Paperback)
Jeffrey Ford is fast becoming one of my favourite authors, and has yet to disapoint me, whether in a full length novel or in his short stories( which I highly recommend). The Girl in the Glass is told from the point of view of Diego, a Mexican illegal immigrant in the depression years of New York City. In order to prevent his deportation, he is constantly disguised as Ondoo, the indian swami, and he makes his living with the conmen who took him as fake spiritualists. One day his benefactor Schell sees the ghost of a girl in the glass, and they are taken on an adventure involving a conspiracy that soon jeapardises their lives. Jeffrey Ford excells in the small touches of the supernatural in his relaistic settings, meaning that the reader is never entirely comfortable with explanations and actions, adding to the thrill of reading the book. All in all a great read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fantastical flight of fancy!,
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This review is from: The Girl in the Glass (Paperback)
This is the story of three con men working the rich but gullible in the depression years of 1930s Long Island: it is told through the eyes of seventeen year old Diego who, along with his mentor Schell and sidekick/bodyguard Anthony, provides séances to contact their recently departed loved and not so loved ones. During a routine scam in some millionaire's mansion Schell actually does see the `ghost' of a girl gone recently missing and puts their 'normal' work schedule on hold while he and his two accomplices set out to solve the mystery of the girl's whereabouts.Ford has conjured up a wonderful confection which has echoes of Faulkner's The Reivers; evoking the time if not the place. It's a funny, sad, lyrical but above all beautifully written coming of age tale that also manages along the way a quick detour into the heart of darkness! No mean feat! This book could quite easily be read in one sitting - if you ever decide to give yourself a real treat - buy it, take the phone of the hook and lock yourself away!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Ok but Ford could have done MUCH better!,
This review is from: The Girl in the Glass: A Novel (Kindle Edition)
I have read Ford's other book, The Shadow Year, and absolutely loved it. In fact i wrote a review on here just to tell others how brilliant it was. I bought this other Ford offering hoping it would somehow be as good as his other, if not more, but i was left disappointed. The start is good - you learn about Diego, a young seveteen year old Mexican immigrant who owes everything to his surrogate father Thomas Schell. Schell helped young Diego and gave him hope and made him a member of his small group of "psychics" who scheme the rich through staged seances.However one day during a routine seance Schell sees an image of a girl in a pane of glass as if asking him for his help. Schell is determined to find out who she is although he is aware he and his other friends are just scammers using people's afterlife hopes to get them money. Who is she? Can Schell, Diego and the others find out? While there are good parts i felt Ford lost the idea of this plot about half way through and to be honest i was utterly lost. Too many things happened and one too many side-lines took the main attention away from what this book is actually about. I put the book down and gave it up (something i do if i dont like the book much) so this was sad. Ford became my favourite author after i read the brilliant The Shadow Year, which i am still in awe of, but now i'm afraid i may have lost faith in Ford. The beginning to this book was good, but somehow he veered off track in my opinion and got caught up in needless side-lines....or maybe i am wrong? Such a shame, felt he could have done so much more with this story. Good book cover though they always say don't judge a book by its....yup cover.
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