Her mother is giving her an ugly old mirror as a wedding gift. Apr 20, 2017 marlys millhiser is an american author of fifteen mysteries and horror novels. A guide to cozy mystery and other favorite books, movies, and tv. The historical arnettfullen house in boulder, colorado was referenced as a model of a gingerbread house in the book. The mirror, formally the fairfield mirror, the student newspaper for fairfield university. The night before she is supposed to get married, shay garrett has no idea that a glimpse into her grandmothers antique chinese mirror will. Marlys millhisers biography, bibliography, list of books, with the current titles, summaries, covers, excerpts, author notes, and availability. In a small midwestern town, a longdead woman haunts her son and the woman he loves in this supernatural chiller by the author of the mirror. Isabel allende i have more freedom when i write fiction. The mirror by marlys millhiser tells the strange but original tale of four generations of woman.
The mirror, a 1978 horror novel by marlys millhiser. The threshold by marlys millhiser and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Steven van zandt quotes from the only reason why i made solo records was because i got so obsessed with politics, and that is quite personal. Read the mirror online by marlys millhiser books free 30. She is a regular nutrition expert on cityline, a canadian national daytime lifestyle program, and makes frequent appearances on morning shows across the country.
On the eve of her wedding in 1978, shay garrett peers into the antique mirror in her familys longtime home, the famous victorian gingerbread house on pearl street. May 05, 2015 marlys millhiser was an american author of fifteen mysteries and horror novels. The frame is composed of hands with finger nails shaped like talons. Readmill the ebook reader thats built for sharing the social reading service can be used with apps such as librarus, marvin and bookinist, allowing books to be read on multiple devices and. The journey begins in 1978, but quickly reverts to 1900 after shay garrett innocently examines the freaky heirloom she receives as a bridal gift and unknowingly causes the entire gingerbread house to tremble, shay to faint, and. The mirror by marlys millhiser from books in authors. Somehow the message, even if i am not even aware that there is one, is conveyed better in this form. I suspect that the horror label is more to do with previous books the author has written. The mirror by marlys millhiser from books in marlys millhiser, read by lynda evans on. Mairlyn smith cookbooks, recipes and biography eat your books. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the mirror. Marlys joy millhiser may 27, 1938 april 20, 2017 was an american author of mysteries the charlie greene series and horror novels, including her most famous one the mirror, published in 1978. Dulles international airport travel ban protest, geoff livingston.
The mirror by marlys millhiser overdrive rakuten overdrive. When shay gazes into the mirrors depths on the eve of her wedding, she is transported back in. Isabel allende quotes from i have more freedom when i write fiction, but my memoirs have had a much stronger impact on my readers. When lynnette got married four years ago, all she wanted was to flee the confines of her dull hometown deep in the heart of the cornfields of iowa. She has served as a regional vice president of the mystery writers of america and is best known for her novel the mirror and for the charlie greene mysteries. See all books authored by marlys millhiser, including the mirror, and the threshold, and more on. A new paper by meighan stone, entrepreneurship fellow spring 2017 and former president of the malala fund, argues that the predominantly negative coverage of muslims and refugees on u. When shay gazes into the mirror s smoky depths on the eve of her wedding, she is mysteriously drawn back in time, awakening in the same house, but in another body, that of h. She was also the author of the threshold, michaels wife, nella waits, and willing hostage. Agatha christie always considered her as the ideal miss marple. The mirror is the story of shay garrett and brandy mccabe maddon, granddaughter and grandmother, who switch times and bodies when they are twenty years old through the wedding mirror. Arthur mervyn is the story of a young man from the country who arrives in a city stricken with yellow fever. Marlys millhiser was an american author of fifteen mysteries and horror novels. Years ago i happened on this authors the mirror and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Shafee, fariel, rioja, gillian, mueter, john, whittaker, victoria, mckiernan, matthew, corrigall, melodie, doreski, william, jones, billie. The mirror by marlys millhiser is an interesting novel. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on the mirror by marlys millhiser. Beverly hills literary agent charlie greene has no use for the ministrations of the sea spa at marina del sol, but her friend maggie stutzman has agreed to spend five days there to get the toxins out of her system, so charlie agrees to join her if she can duck out when the. The mirror by marlys millhiser ebook open road media. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Aug 06, 20 the mirror by marlys millhiser synopsis. I loaned to to someone and never got it back, so im happy to see it here. In that novel the heroine gets trapped in the colorado of the 1880s. Marlys millhiser books list of books by author marlys millhiser. The truth behind this inexplicable turn of events is more complex than either woman can imagineand the mirror is a tribute to the triumph of the female spirit. Although it can read as slightly dated, it pulls the reader in on a fascinating travel down memory lane, topped off with a bunch of what ifs.
Marlys millhiser was an american author of mysteries and horror novels, including her most famous one the mirror, published in 1978. I read it when it first came out and have read it a few times since. Marlys millhiser has 18 books on goodreads with 17998 ratings. Murder and enemas at a san diego spa that seems to specialize in treating addicts by killing them or driving them crazy. The mirror, a media and political gossip blog written by betsy rothstein on the daily caller. Readmill the ebook reader thats built for sharing books. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In this twisting timetravel thriller, a woman faints on the eve of her weddingand awakens at the.
Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Arthur mervyn charles brockden brown audiobook and ebook. Jan 12, 2014 readmill the ebook reader thats built for sharing the social reading service can be used with apps such as librarus, marvin and bookinist, allowing books to be read on multiple devices and. The mirror, by marlys millhiser has been one of the books i never want to find myself without. The mirror ebook by marlys millhiser 9781504010184. Marlys millhiser, author of the mirror, on librarything. May 20, 2017 originally published in the summer 2017 issue of american affairs. May 05, 2015 the mirror ebook written by marlys millhiser. She soon realizes that she is now inside the body of her grandmother, brandy mccabe, and about to be married to a miner who lives in tiny nederland, a mining town. Mairlyn smith is the only professional home economist that is also a second city alumnus. It is a fulllength looking glass in a grotesque bronze frame of talonlike fingers, brought from china to san francisco in the late 1800s.
This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and if not signed in for advertising. A gothic novel set in a remote estate in the arizona desert. I must admit that i cant see it as such, though do concede that some of the events therein are certainly not desirable. He soon comes down with the illness and is rescued by a kindly doctor. The unsightly antique mirror is evil and often deadly, and within its reflection, marlys millhiser brings to life an electrifying timetravel story. This book has been around since the 1970s, and with good reason. This was millhiser s most popular novel, of her fourteen novels published.
Marlys millhiser s biography, bibliography, list of books, with the current titles, summaries, covers, excerpts, author notes, and availability. The milltaylor friendship and related writings by friedrich hayek, edited by sandra j. Sep 03, 2008 the book begins in modern day boulder, colorado where shay garrett gazes into an old mirror and suddenly finds herself transported almost 100 years into the past. Shay garrett is twenty years old in 1978 and it is the night before her wedding to marek weir. Marlys millhiser books list of books by author marlys.
She served as a regional vice president of the mystery writers of america and was best known for her novel the mirror and for the charlie greene mysteries. The mirror is a 1978 horror novel by marlys millhiser about unwilling timetravel involving an evil antique mirror with unclear glass. Clean and tight with the slightest of spine slants. Buy a cheap copy of the mirror book by marlys millhiser. She served as a regional vice president of the mystery writers of america and was bes. Steven van zandt the only reason why i made solo records. Our alltime bestselling book isnt even a vintage mystery but it is perhaps one of the most beloved novels of all time.
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