A Drowned Maiden's Hair
A Melodrama
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
26 December 2017
Summary
Maud Flynn is known at the orphanage for her impertinence, so when the charming Miss Hawthorne chooses her to take home, Maud is pleased but baffled. Miss Hawthorne’s motives soon become painfully clear: Maud is needed to help stage elaborate séances for bereaved patrons. As she’s drawn deeper into her role as a “secret child,” Maud is torn between her need to please and her growing conscience — until a shocking betrayal shows just how heartless her so-called guardians are.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780763694487 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0763694487 |
| Author: | Laura Amy Schlitz |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 26 December 2017 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 152mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
“In this fast-paced story set in 1909, three seemingly caring elderly sisters adopt feisty, orphaned 11-year-old Maud Flynn…Schlitz’s well-written narrative depicts the period’s craze for spiritualism and captures melodrama at its best with an orphan; shockingly villainous, heartless characters; a happy ending and some supernatural touches. Readers will get caught up in Maud’s plight and keep reading to see if she can extricate herself and to learn about the genuinely fascinating details of the fakery.” —Kirkus Reviews
About The Author
Laura Amy Schlitz
Laura Amy Schlitz, the author of the Newbery Medal winner, GOOD MASTERS! SWEET LADIES!: VOICES FROM A MEDIEVAL VILLAGE, has spent most of her life working as a librarian and professional storyteller. She has also written plays for young people that have been performed in professional theaters all over the country. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
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