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Narrated by Sandra Burr
Mary Alice MonroeUnabridged — 15 hours, 0 minutes
Narrated by Sandra Burr
Mary Alice MonroeUnabridged — 15 hours, 0 minutes
Ms. Monroe has written an absorbing story with excellent characterizations. A strong heroine, who must come to grips with her past before she can have a future. A novel of a woman's self discovery. I recommend this book from an extremely talented new Mira author. I believe she will flourish.
Mary Alice Monroe has written a multifaceted romance with realistic protagonists who need to cope with unique challenges to their relationships. Girl in the Mirror has numerous secondary characters and a story line that twists and turns, delivering several surprises along the way. I highly recommend it to readers who are looking for a romance with an unusual theme.
The 400 page novel flew by quickly for me and I enjoyed the experience. Fans of high drama will likely feel the say way.
Very few books can capture a reader's heart, Girl In The Mirror is one of them. The imagery is so vivid, that one is immediately transported into a world created by Ms. Monroe.
Plot: A young girl's quest for acceptance, and love, and the price she must pay to achieve it.
Characters: Charlotte Godowski has the reader's pity. From the beginning, one can understand why she made the choices that she did. Charlotte Godfrey is a woman that has it all. The readers are the only one that can see the person beneath the face. Michael Mondragon is a wonderful character. His reactions to situations seem very natural. The secondary characters play a major role in the story. Some have a few secrets of their own.
Writer's Craft: With Girl In The Mirror, her second novel, Mary Alice Monroe flawlessly seals her entrance into the world of romance writing. A natural at creating emotion between the pages, Ms. Monroe will steal the hearts of readers everywhere. Girl In The Mirror is a must read, especially for those that love contemporary romance.
Born with a horribly disfigured face, Charlotte Godowski spends her first 20 years shunned by her peers and controlled by her mother until a settlement from a sexual harassment suit permits her to change her life forever. A jaw transplant and reconstructive surgery transforms Charlotte into a ravishing beauty, which leads her to Hollywood and instant stardom. There, she trades her controlling mother for a controlling agent, but finds romance with a handsome Mexican landscape designer, Michael Mondragon. When Charlotte's body begins to reject the implants, she learns that she will die if they are not removed. But Charlotte prefers death to losing her looks, her career and the man she loves. A contrived ending involving Charlotte and her long-lost father adds an unsavory note to the climax of this rambling novel.
| BN ID: | 2940169700299 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Brilliance Audio |
| Publication date: | 03/01/2011 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
She was touching the smooth, chubby leaves of a begonia when she saw him.
He was standing surrounded by a trio of women, each with a potted flower in her hand, each with eyes fixed on his long handsome face. He was being kind, it was obvious by the fixed smile and the way he tilted his head while he listened, as though he couldnÆt bear to miss a word. His black hair was the color of a ravenÆs wing, his shirt as white as the clouds above. Beneath it was the smooth, terra-cotta colored skin she remembered so well.
From somewhere a bird called. She thought it was her sigh.
He glanced up and briefly looked her way, then turned back again to the ladies. She held her breath. Slowly, as though he saw something he wasnÆt quite sure of, he turned his head again in her direction. His brows furrowed, as though he was trying to place her.
Charlotte couldnÆt move; not her feet, nor her hands, not even her mouth or eyes. It was him. The stranger she met in the elevator, on a cold, fateful night in Chicago. It was as though all sheÆd experienced, all her decisions, all the roads sheÆd traveled since that night led her to this moment.
He didnÆt seem to recognize her, yet she felt certain that he sensed some connection too, because he straightened and returned her study with the same open eyed wonder she was sure she wore.
He cocked his head and squinted. Who are you?
She smiled. Yes, itÆs me.
The trio of women around him, realizing that theyÆd lost his attention, silenced and turned curious gazes her way. She saw them as scenery, mere backdrop to the action between her and him. He apologized to the ladies, oblivious that their faces dropped in disappointment, and signaled for an assistant to come over. Then he walked toward her, eyes on her face.
She didnÆt move, couldnÆt move, but gauged his progress toward her with her breaths. His hair was longer now, tied back at the nape of his neck. Thick dark brows formed a serious line over eyes shining with intent. He seemed a formidable mass, all black and white, rolling toward her like thunder. She was powerless to stop it now.
"Do I know you?" he asked, stopping before her.
It was the same voice, the same dark undercurrent she remembered as if it was yesterday. They both knew the question sounded too much like a pick-up line. Charlotte stared at the gravel, wildly wondering whether to answer `yes,Æ and explain all her history. Or to simply say `no,Æ and start anew.
"No," she replied, then smiled tentatively.
