Gregory Maguire's 2003 novel Mirror, Mirror also the author of Wicked

Gregory Maguire's 2003 novel Mirror, Mirror is a dark and imaginative retelling of the Snow White fairy tale set in 17th century Tuscany. The story centers on Bianca de Nevada, who at age seven witnesses her father leave their estate on a quest ordered by the infamous Cesare Borgia. Left in the care of Cesare's sister, the vain and unscrupulous Lucrezia Borgia, Bianca's survival seems unlikely. Lucrezia, the novel's Evil Queen, possesses a magical mirror.