I heard about this book, The Girl with Glass Feet by Ali Shaw, in the New York Times. I am always interested in magical realism and fables, and this story with a nod to the myth of Midas and the golden touch, piqued my interest. The setting of the book is flavored of Old World, but the boy (Midas) is a photographer and he uses a digial camera, so it's in modern times. The girl, Ida, is hiding the fact that her feet have turned to glass, and is trying to find a cure before the condition takes over her body. Throughout the course of the book, we learn more about the people and their complicated relationships on this small island which has a monochrome patina.
Parts of the book I found intriguing, but then the descriptions would bog down the flow. It's a first novel, so perhaps Ali Shaw will fine tune his craft with the next book.
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