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Title: Mirrors by Marianne K. Martin ISBN: 1931513023 Publisher: Bella Books Pub. Date: 15 July, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.64
Rating: 5
Summary: Marianne Martin's Best Book Yet!
Comment: Marianne Martin has done it again! Mirrors chronicles the growing love between two characters we've met in her earlier books. Anyone who has made the transition from a friendship into a committed relationship will identify with the hurdles Jean and Shayna must navigate.
Ms. Martin has a real gift for character development. She draws the reader into the story. In one scene, Shayna reveals to Jean a horrendously painful secret from her childhood. As I read, I could feel the pain, the release, and the comfort they shared.
Part of the story line involves Lindy, a student at the high school where Jean teaches. Lindy struggles with the taunting, prejudice, and self-loathing that unfortunately often go along with coming out in high school today. As an educator, I squirmed at the lack of sensitivity shown to Lindy by the guidance counselor, administrators, students, and some of the teachers. Jean struggles with finding her own equilibrium between supporting Lindy and keeping her job. That is the struggle faced by many educators on a daily basis. Thanks to Ms. Martin for describing it so clearly, and for the triumphant way Jean resolves the issue for herself and her students.
If you're looking for a great love story that also deals with real issues and their resolution, you'll thoroughly enjoy Mirrors. This is Marianne Martin's best book yet!
Rating: 5
Summary: Heads Above
Comment: MIRRORS is the kind of story and Marianne Martin the kind of writer that raises this novel heads above the typical lesbian romance.
As a reader I want to know what makes characters tick. Martin understands that. She doesn't tell me that Shayna is a workaholic, she shows me what her days and nights are like and lets me into her head so that I understand why. She makes me feel the love between Jean and her husband and the guilt that Jean holds in her heart. I went to church with Jean and listened to the struggle that she has fought in her head since she was a young girl. These are not characters anymore, they are people that I know and care about. When a crisis arises that threatens their happiness and challenges their courage I worry, and find myself wondering what I would do if it were me in their shoes. All this because Martin knew how to put me right in the middle of their world. I want them to be happy, I want them to be courageous. And I don't know if either is possible for them until the last page of the book. That's why this is such a fine novel and Martin the very best in her genre.
Rating: 5
Summary: Romance at a New Level
Comment: This is not your traditional form of formula romance. Marianne Martin has successfully raised the level of what I now want and expect from this genre. She has created a unique blend of drama, from real life situations, and love, as it evolves from internal struggle.
I was surprised by the depth and complexity of emotions that her characters evoked from me. They ran the gamut from sensing the pain and guilt that Shayna carries from her childhood, feeling the confusion and fear Jean suffers from her Catholic upbringing, to the intensity of love in its many varied forms. As in real life, love is not easily defined or catagorized, but Mirrors offers wonderful reflections of parental love, friendship love, and intimate love.
Mirrors is filled with rich descriptions, full characterizations, well-crafted tension, and some of the best internal dialogue I have read. If you are expecting a romance, Mirrors will give you that and more. If you are expecting a realistic look into the lives of contemporary lesbians, you will not be disappointed. This is an excellent book, one you will enjoy reading and re-reading.
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Title: Substitute for Love by Karin Kallmaker ISBN: 1562802658 Publisher: Naiad Pr Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: One Summer Night by Gerri Hill ISBN: 1883061318 Publisher: Rising Tide Press Pub. Date: 16 August, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: To the Edge by Cameron Abbott ISBN: 1560232234 Publisher: Alice Street Editions Pub. Date: August, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Room for Love by Frankie J. Jones ISBN: 0967775396 Publisher: Bella Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Turning the Page by Georgia Beers ISBN: 1930928513 Publisher: Yellow Rose Books Pub. Date: April, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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