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Girl in the Mirror Kindle Edition

by Mary Alice Monroe (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,542 ratings
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When a woman trades facial deformity for marquee beauty, she embarks on a “painful and illuminating journey of self-discovery” in this heartfelt novel (Nora Roberts).

Born with a facial deformity, Charlotte Godowski was used to the horrified stares she received from strangers. She’d learned to accept her appearance and the effects it had on others. Then came the cruel incident that compelled her to undergo a life-changing surgery.

Now she is Charlotte Godfrey, a woman of beauty beyond compare. In Hollywood, where such beauty is power, her rise is meteoric. Suddenly she has everything she could want: acceptance, fame, a bright future, and a love who can see her true beauty within.

Charlotte Godowski and Charlotte Godfrey are two sides of the same woman—a woman who can trust no one with her secret. But when fate forces Charlotte to deal with the truth—about her past, about the man she loves, about herself—she discovers that only love has the power to transform a scarred soul.
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    March 13, 2017
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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.
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" . . . a woman's painful and illuminating journey of self-discovery . . ."
-- Nora Roberts

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01NGZRL84
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MIRA (March 13, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 13, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2762 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 437 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 1,542 ratings

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Mary Alice Monroe

Mary Alice Monroe

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New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe found her true calling in environmental fiction when she moved to coastal South Carolina. Already a successful author, she was captivated by the beauty and fragility of her new home. Her experiences living in the midst of a habitat that was quickly changing gave her a strong and important focus for her novels.

Monroe is the New York Times bestselling author of 22 novels, published worldwide, and the author of two children’s picture books. She writes richly textured stories that delve into the complexities of interpersonal relationships and the parallels between the land and life.

Monroe has achieved many lists, including the New York Times, USA Today and SIBA and starred reviews. She has received numerous awards, including several Readers’ Choice Awards, RT Lifetime Achievement Award, the Girls Scouts of America Woman of Distinction Award, the 2008 South Carolina Center for the Book Award for Writing and was featured at the National Festival of the Book, the 2008 International Book Award for Green Fiction for The Butterfly’s Daughter, the 2015 Florida Book Festival Distinguished Author Award, and the ASPCA Henry Bergh award for Children’s Fiction. Monroe’s A Lowcountry Christmas won the 2017 Southern Prize for Fiction. Her novel, The Beach House, was adapted into a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie starring three-time Golden Globe nominee Andie MacDowell, Minka Kelly, and Chad Michael Murray. In 2018 Mary Alice Monroe was inducted into the South Carolina Literary Hall of Fame.

Mary Alice is an active conservationist and serves on the Board of the South Carolina Aquarium and The Leatherback Trust. She is a frequent speaker at book festivals, conferences, and private events. Monroe is also a frequent contributor to magazines and online blogs.

Mary Alice Monroe is published by Gallery Books and Aladdin Books, Simon & Schuster. Her agent is Faye Bender of The Book Group.

Monroe lives with her family on Isle of Palms, a barrier island off Charleston, South Carolina. For additional information, go to www.maryalicemonroe.com.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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Donna H. Dearing
5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect book
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
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Like loved the characters! A wonderful story and very heartfelt! The story wss different and very real. I loved
The ending.
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Kindle Customer.cassie.
4.0 out of 5 stars Beauty
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2021
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Great story that tells the tale that beauty is more than skin deep. What a wonderful romance book. I thoroughly enjoyed it and will recommend to my friends who enjoy a good romance.
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M. Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Problems with Kindle version
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2022
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This was a great story, but it was a difficult read using the Kindle app. The editing was all off, so conversations had to be sorted out. As in - who is saying this? One example - three different lines all in quotes - which line is tied to which character?

As I said, great story, but not as easy a read as it should have been.
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Sandra S
3.0 out of 5 stars The Price of Acquired Beauty
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2017
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This book is based on an interesting premise of acquired beauty, rather than natural beauty. A girl is born with a facial deformity of having no chin and little jaw, and is able to have plastic surgery to correct it. Her many dreams are fulfilled only to have it threatened because of a life-threatening reaction to the implants. She is faced with a choice of saving her life or her beauty.
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5.0 out of 5 stars ,Monroe at her best
Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2017
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Monroe are her best,,,, This is of story about a women, who was born with a disfigured lower face and how, after having plastic surgery, became a drop dead beauty. This story deals with her work as an actress, with her love of interest, a day mostly learning that it is not how one looks but more about how one lives her lif te! It is told so beautifully by Mary that I found myself revited to keep reading of into the night. I love this author....
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E. Colton
4.0 out of 5 stars A lesson for all of us
Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2020
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I had to finish the book to get the real importance it portrayed.
I enjoyed the story;
It was one of two realities.
One, so authentic, one so superficial.
The last chapters brought these two themes together and the author tells of the true values of both worlds.
This book intrigued me enough to Read it quickly to get to the end
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Paula
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2023
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Mary Alice never fails at offering up page-turners and whopping, surprising, feel-good endings! This book completes number 14 written by Mary Alice Monroe!,
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Jackie C
5.0 out of 5 stars Beauty or the Stardom
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2018
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Another treasured story by Mary Alice Monroe. She weaves you into the life ofa young girl burdened by a facial deformity. Charlotte has learned to live with a facial deformity, she has a chance to have plastic surgery and erase her past life. After the surgery, Charlotte emerges as a butterfly filled with remarkable beauty. She becomes a celebrity, falls in love, and has a new life in Hollywood. Will Charlotte be able to keep her past life seperate from her new life. Will a sudden blinding pain force her to review her new life, will she give it up, will her new love accept her facial deformity. Read this tale of Beauty or thd Stardom!
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Anne R. Lewis
5.0 out of 5 stars thought provoking
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2022
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I enjoyed reading this book. It was very different from other of her books but very intriguing. Read to the very end and know that beauty is not just skin deep
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Marla Sarratori-Lyons
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming
Reviewed in Canada on September 9, 2019
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Mary Alice Monroe's multi-layered tale of deception, redemption, and the deep bonds of familial love are woven into the central theme, that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and touch a resoundingly profound chord with the reader. Each chapter, uncovering a new facet of the well developed characterizations and the blending of cultures, leaves the reader hungry for more. Thoroughly enjoyable.
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TinaN
4.0 out of 5 stars Worth the read.
Reviewed in Canada on August 3, 2017
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Captivating!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 24, 2015
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I'm a bit late in the day reading this, it was written around 1999 I think? The reason I chose it was because I was told the writer compares to Diana Chamberlain and I love her books. Although I didn't find a great similarity in story lines Mary Alice Monroe is up there with DC in the wonderful way that she writes. The story flows and is endearing and very well put together, the reason it didn't get the 5 stars was because of a revelation at the end ( won't spoil it) was a little corny, I will read this author again.
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Maggie C
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent storyline. Would recommend reading this
Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2017
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Well written. Excellent storyline .Would recommend reading this.
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