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Book Description In a debut drenched with irony and deadpan wit, Gertrude Reichsmeid introduces us to Sarah Fairwether, matriarch of a corrupt London family. On an inauspicious Sunday, Sarah returns from church services to discover her mirror image shows a horrifying, twisted old woman. She's read The Picture of Dorain Gray and decides it best to simply not say a word, fearing her unscrupulous children will lock her in an asylum and drain the family fortune. Soon, the mirror image begins to speak, and Sarah can no longer ignore it... Reichsmeid deftly mixes comedy and tragedy by holding up her own mirror on London society, both mocking it with unrestrained hostility but eventually forcing readers to empathize with the sociological make-up that creates such unfettered corruption. |
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