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On the eve of her wedding in 1978, Shay Garrett peers into the antique mirror in her family's longtime home, the famous Victorian Gingerbread House on Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado and falls unconscious only to wake in the body of her own grandmother Brandy on the eve of her wedding in 1900. The virginal Brandy, in turn, awakes in Shay's body in 1978 to discover herself pregnant. What follows is a fascinating look at how two women - and their families - cope with this strange and even humorous situation. A classic tale of two women lost in time... Read more
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I just now finished this novel after only two days of reading - quite a feat to read a 383 page book in such a short time! As one who has a passion for social history, genealogy, and re-enacting, this work by Marlys Millhiser was right up my alley. I mean, to have the opportunity to travel back in time to meet one's ancestors, to experience life "as it was," and to know what the future would hold not only for this person but for the world, well, it tends to make the imagination run. The trouble is, in `The Mirror,' Shay Garrett had absolutely no interest in the past, much less wanting to live there. She all but ignored her mother's family history stories, and could have cared even less about the way folks lived 78 years earlier. But, due to a mysterious mirror, Shay - the very up-to-date modern girl of 1978 - unwittingly finds herself living the life of her grandmother, Brandy McCabe, 78 years earlier, in 1900. The author did an absolute tremendous job in her social history research, giving very accurate accounts of what life was like in the year 1900, from slow travel and modes of dress to tools, furniture, bed sheets, sicknesses (like consumption, of which Shay has no idea what it is), and types of foods, as well as slow speech patterns and language usage. And poor Shay (now as Brandy) must conform to that life as well as the mores and morals of a very different time, a time when females had very little say in their lives. Miss Millhiser has used her words and research to paint a veritable picture of the past. No easy task and pretty much a rarity from many authors. Part two of this novel shows the new life that Brandy McCabe - Shay's grandmother - must live. Since her granddaughter, Shay, has inhabited her body 78 years earlier, Brandy has now entered Shay's body 78 years into her future, in 1978. This second part of the book is a bit disconcerting - many different and unexpected avenues are taken that, at times, I questioned where the author was going. But, what Miss Millhiser did very well once again was to describe in vivid detail the awe and wonder that the 20 year old "antiquated" Brandy (now in Shay's body) feels in this futuristic world with talking picture boxes, disco bars, automobiles, electric blankets...heck, she even learned (through a TV commercial) that she should shave her underarms and legs! But Brandy, like her granddaughter counterpart now hopelessly living in the past, is not fond of this new (to her) world, especially with its lack of morals (as she knew them to be), scanty clothing styles (bare arms and legs!), and tasteless food. Brandy definitely has a tougher time accepting her new role as Shay with its freedoms in 1978 than her granddaughter does in her new role as Brandy in 1900 with its constraints, which is surprising. But, I feel it is probably more realistic - morals and mores in the past were much stronger and deeper than today and I feel that Brandy would not so readily accept becoming the modern woman of today, like many others might feel she should have. Another interesting aspect to the two stories are the way the author intertwines the two girls lives through the mysterious mirror - their visions of each other's events and reactions fit like a puzzle. While reading Brandy's story I was constantly referring back to Shay's story during the mystery mirror scenes (you'll understand once you read the book). And finally, the middle interim for daughter/mother Rachael became a vital connection to the two stories. Marlys Millhiser did a remarkable job spinning this time-travel tale. Considering that this is not your average historical/modern novel, I would love to know how long it took her, from her initial idea through historical research to penning and then finally to publishing. Truly amazing. I must give thanks to Cindy who works in the Adams House at historic Greenfield Village, Michigan for `turning me on' to this story. You were right!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2006 by Historical Ken
The Mirror, by Marlys Millhiser Really surprised a movie was never made on this interesting fantasy “time travel” story. Similar to the 1980 film Somewhere in Time, you don’t need a time machine to get a taste of the past. Unfortunately for Shay and Brandy, they get more than a taste! This is a story of two young women from the same family but separated by several decades of American “progress.” Shay is a free-spirited girl, whose ideas of sex and marriage would make any Victorian-era woman frump and fuss – and musical tastes as the Bee Gees might do that too. The story is actually the story of an Oriental mirror. Of unknown origin, it travels from one place to another, enticing its victims and makes itself known through the use of electricity and it’s many-fingered array along the edges of a very tall mirror. It hums and crackles with anticipation, pulling the viewer in to either (a) drive them insane to insanity or (b) switch them with others decades in the past or future. The author builds us up with a brief history of the mirror and also a major history of a family with its insanities, dysfunctionalism and crazy characters in the West – Colorado! Plots and Points: Shay is great as she tries to adapt to the past, wishing in some ways she paid better attention to her family history and American history as she confronts the Great Depression, the birth of twins and her own mother (yikes!) and the dawn of World War II (when was Pearl Harbor – December 11th or 7th? Oops). Most of the book revolves around Shay’s decisions: Will she mess up family history? What would Brandy do? Should she marry the man John McCabe wants her to marry? But Strock does not have the eyes that she has – or had. What of Rachael, her mother? Later in the book we get to know Rachael – a mother who loves her family’s past, struggles with a bad marriage, and now her mother just died in front of the wedding mirror. And now Shay is not herself. When Rachael discovers the truth, she goes a bit bonkers. However, the author does not develop this part of the story very much. Kinda drops Rachael as a main character and that’s just too bad. More could have been done there. The Brandy story is not as interesting – I think because we’re living where she’s living and can understand a person from 1900 not understanding disco or women’s’ rights or liberation. Not that interesting. Shay’s confrontation with her family’s past could lead to some unpleasant changes in her own future, so that adds tension and suspense to the plot. Meanwhile the Mirror continues to travel, affecting others through insanity and death. The horror aspect is not played up much – more of a historical fiction/fantasy story than a horror one. Bottom Line: Decent story, rolls along well with the Brandy/Shay/Rachael characters and how the Mirror affects them. Some dropped balls with the old man & his granddaughter, Rachael’s fate and a rushed ending with her future husband Marek. Overall, recommended!
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Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2014 by Critic's Corner
My favorite novel since it was first published. I read it at least once a year! It's so fascinating and the characters so alive. I love time travel stories!
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2025 by Faith A. McGuire