What Maisie knew
Title:
What Maisie knew
Author:
James, Henry, 1843-1916
Ricks, Christopher
ISBN:
9780141394039
Publication Information:
London : Penguin Classics, 2013
Physical Description:
xxxvii, 309 p. ; 20 cm
Series:
Penguin classics
Series Title:
Penguin classics
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references
First published: 1897.
Abstract:
After her parents' bitter divorce, young Maisie finds herself shuttled between her selfish mother and vain father, who value her only as a means for provoking each other. What Maisie knew is a subtle yet devastating portrayal of an innocent adrift in a corrupt society.
Subject:
| Children of divorced parents -- Fiction |
| Remarried people -- Fiction |
| Governesses -- Fiction |
| Girls -- Fiction |
| Domestic fiction |
| Bildungsromans |
Summary:
After her parents' bitter divorce, young Maisie finds herself shuttled between her selfish mother and vain father, who value her only as a means for provoking each other. What Maisie knew is a subtle yet devastating portrayal of an innocent adrift in a corrupt society.