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by Michele Roberts (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: Virago Press Ltd; New edition edition (2 Aug 2001)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1860499015
  • ISBN-13: 978-1860499012
  • Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 12.9 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 965,654 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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' 'Bitter, balanced and sophisticated...Powerful tale of female need, desire and projection ... highly compelling' LITERARY REVIEW 'A gift to treasure' THE TIMES


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2.0 out of 5 stars A disappointing and dated "feminist perspective", 18 Mar 2002
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This novel would be a fantastic recommendation for a teenage female with any ideas of feminism, or for daughters whose mothers are trying to teach a sense of female history!
If you have read and enjoyed Angela Carter, Jeanette Winterson and Margaret Atwood, you may find this novel entertaining, but not really rewarding or challenging.
The Looking Glass of the title is a clumsy metaphor representing the changes in the lives of the various female protagonists. The beginning of the novel reads a little like a romance and indeed progresses much on that note, with the metaphor of the title diminishing in importance and eventually disappearing completely without any satisfactory explanation.
The multiple narrative used by Roberts in the book present us with a range of interesting female characters, however, each narrative ends at a point when the reader is becoming familiar with the character, if not fond of her, and it is very frustrating to then have to jump to a new and unfamiliar perspective.
The early promise of magical realism with an idea of the enchantments of the sea is sadly lost as the novel progresses and a number of scenes end abruptly or develop unconvincingly.
The story line is interesting at times, with a semi biographical 'life of a poet' feel, but by the end of the novel the coincidences become almost farcical and the meeting between the female protagonists is ultimately disatisfying.
Having read other novels by the same author I was disappointed with this book. It does have some interesting ideas throughout, but overall the early promise of magical events and well drawn characters is never fulfilled.
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