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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100140432485
ISBN-139780140432480
eBay Product ID (ePID)45170
Product Key Features
Book TitleWhat Maisie Knew
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1986
TopicClassics, Literary
FeaturesRevised
GenreFiction
AuthorPaul Theroux, Henry James
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight7.5 Oz
Item Length3 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN86-110186
Notes byCrick, Patricia
Dewey Edition20
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Dewey Decimal813/.4
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisAfter her parents' bitter divorce, young Maisie Farange finds herself shuttled between her selfish mother and vain father, who value her only as a means for provoking each other. And when both take lovers and remarry, Maisie - solitary, observant and wise beyond her years - is drawn into an increasingly entangled adult world of intrigue and sexual betrayal, until she is finally compelled to choose her own future. Published in 1897 when Henry James was becoming increasingly experimental with narrative technique and fascinated by the idea of the child's-eye view, What Maisie Knew is a subtle, intricate yet devastating portrayal of an innocent adrift in a corrupt society., After her parents' bitter divorce, Maisie Farange finds herself shuttled between her selfish mother and vain father. And when both take lovers and remarry, Maisie - solitary, observant and wise beyond her years - is drawn into an increasingly entangled adult world of intrigue and sexual betrayal, until she is compelled to choose her own future.