Matti King's *La femme aux miroirs* follows Cathy Bell, a former dancer and actress whose promising career is eclipsed by a mysterious mirror. The reflective object draws her into a life of bourgeois respectability that soon turns oppressive, as she navigates a volatile marriage and the lingering shadows of her past ambitions. Set against a backdrop of French society, the novel explores themes of identity, memory, and the uncanny power of objects to reshape personal destiny.

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