Behind a Mask
$16.99
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
20 October 2026
Summary
Experience a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Louisa May Alcott, beloved chronicler of girlhood, in this surprisingly dark, subversive novella of deception and desire.
This is Alcott as you have never seen her before - gothic, and gloriously unsettling.
A young governess arrives at a grand country house and quickly wins the confidence of its family. Humble and modest, Jean Muir seems to embody every virtue expected of her. But beneath her meticulous performance lies a will sharpened by re…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529981360 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1529981360 |
| Author: | Louisa May Alcott |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 20 October 2026 |
| Weight: | 120g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 129mm x 13mm |
| Series: | Brief Encounters |
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About The Author
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was born on November 29, 1832. Her father was friends with Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry Thoreau. Alcott began selling stories to help support her family financially.
Her first book, Flower Fables, was published in 1854. She worked as a nurse during the American Civil War, and in 1863, she published Hospital Sketches, which was based on her experiences.
Little Women was published in 1868 and was based on her life growing up with her three sisters. She followed it with three sequels: Good Wives (1869), Little Men (1871), and Jo’s Boys (1886). She also wrote other books for both children and adults.
Louisa May Alcott was an abolitionist and a campaigner for women’s rights. She died on March 6, 1888.
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