About the Book

A short story by Francine Prose from the collection Reader, I Married Him: Stories inspired by Jane Eyre.

‘The Mirror’ boldly imagines Jane Eyre’s married life after the novel ends.

Edited by Tracy Chevalier, the full collection, Reader, I Married Him, brings together some of the finest and most creative voices in fiction today, to celebrate and salute the strength and lasting relevance of Charlotte Brontë’s game-changing novel and its beloved narrator.

Critical Praise

<p>Praise for the full collection, READER, I MARRIED HIM:</p><p>‘Dazzling’ DAILY MAIL</p><p>‘The success of this book owes much to [Chevalier’s] enthusiasm … it’s quite amazing to see the quality of work on show’ EVENING STANDARD</p><p>‘A terrific set of stories by some of our leading novelists, each of whom engages with a chosen aspect of Jane Eyre’ THE NEW STATESMAN</p><p>‘A clever idea well-executed; a treat for fans of short fiction and for Brontë's many ardent fans’ KIRKUS REVIEWS</p><p>‘Exemplary…written by some of today's best female writers’ THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE</p><p>‘These pieces create a beguiling picture of women and men and desire, in which everyone is searching, like Jane, for happiness and wondering whether marriage is really an answer. The book acts as a prism spreading all kinds of literary and historical refractions, and it’s a reminder that Charlotte Brontë, too, has many sides’ GLOBE AND MAIL</p> -

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Product Details

• ISBN: 9780008173401
• ISBN 10: 0008173400
• Imprint: The Borough Press
• On Sale: 04/21/2016
• Pages: 15
• List Price:0.99 CAD
• BISAC1 : FICTION / Literary
• BISAC2 : FICTION / Classics
• BISAC3 : FICTION / Family Life
• BISAC4 : FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
• BISAC5 : FICTION / Contemporary Women

Francine Prose

Biography

Francine Prose is the author of twenty-two works of fiction including the highly acclaimed The Vixen; Mister Monkey; the New York Times bestseller Lovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932; A Changed Man, which won the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; and Blue Angel, which was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her works of nonfiction include the highly praised Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife, and the New York Times bestseller Reading Like a Writer, which has become a classic. The recipient of numerous grants and honors, including a Guggenheim and a Fulbright, a Director’s Fellow at the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library, Prose is a former president of PEN American Center, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a Distinguished Writer in Residence at Bard College.

Other Works by Francine Prose

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  1974

  By Francine Prose

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  Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary

  By Francine Prose

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  Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary

  By Francine Prose