Behind a Mask
Subtitle: The Unknown Thrillers of Louisa May Alcott (Hesperus Classics)
Edition: Only Single Volume Ed edition
Publisher: Hesperus Press; Hesperus
Published: September 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781843910862
Subjects: Crime & mystery; Psychological; Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888; Fiction; Fiction - Psychological Suspense; Literature: Classics; Suspense; Classics; FICTION_MYSTERY & DETECTIVE_GENERAL; FICTION_SUSPENSE; FICTION_THRILLERS; FICTION_WOMEN AUTHORS_HISTORY AND CRITICISM; Literary Criticism & Collections / Women Authors; MAN-WOMAN RELATIONSHIPS_FICTION; Literature - Classics / Criticism
Description: The arrival of demure Scottish governess Jean Muir at a wealthy household sets the menfolk quarreling for her attention and the women beside themselves with jealousy. Alcott's novel is an ingenious study of deception and betrayal and of the ruthless power of a woman scorned.