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Reviewed by Dr. Karen Hutchins Pirnot for Readers' Favorite
"The Mirror of N'de" by L,K. Malone is a beautifully written fantasy about childhood learning. In the community of Turris live privileged Oresed families and poverty-stricken Ramash families. But the impoverished families have a secret story about how they will some day be redeemed by a special human who will take them back to the long-forsaken city of N'de. It could just be that the Ramash child named Hadlay Mivana will just be that child. She is the one pestered by vivid dreams which tease her and beg her to look beyond the present. When given the opportunity to serve the overlords in the palace, Hadley sees both favor and disfavor among those peers chosen to serve.
The manner in which the 'learning' is woven into the story is nothing short of delightful. Though it is a Christian novel, in no way are the messages in sermon form. Rather, they are messages which will appeal to children of various religions because they are messages of the human condition in relationship to the common hopes and dreams of us all. The main character Hadlay must take decisions faced by all children. And, she must suffer the consequences of her own decisions in order to grow in knowledge, compassion and emotional maturity. This is a book about coming of age in a world in which doing the right thing is neither clear nor easy to accomplish. There is considerable depth in the messages of growth and learning and I was impressed by the imaginative manner in which the author wove the web of human growth.
