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Reviewed by Karen Pirnot for Readers' Favorite
Never having read Susan Meissner, I started with a blank slate of opinion and ended up loving the book! "The Girl in the Glass" is a story with multiple subplots which intrigue the reader from the first page to the last. Meg has been waiting a lifetime for a promised trip to Florence, Italy, with her father. But a parental divorce has put the trip on hold. When finally asked to go, the invitation comes from Meg's father under highly mysterious circumstances and Meg must interpret and decide on a series of life-changing challenges. She meets a man who intrigues her with a passion for life which scares Meg's practical mind. She also meets a writer with a passion for the Italian Renaissance. Meg must decide how reliable the claim of the author to being a part of the famous Medici family is and she must also decide how precious the line between reality and fantasy can be.
I thought by far the strongest pull for the reader is that of self-protection through belief in childhood fantasies versus the self-growth procedure which has a firm foundation in the real and the proven. It is a situation which eventually confronts each and every one of us who dare to explore who we are and who we choose to walk beside us through life. Some realities are not meant to be seen close-up but when they present, we must all decide what they mean for us and for us alone. This is a fascinating study of human emotion and human perseverance which will delight readers from various walks of life.
