What Maisie knew
By: Henry James ; edited and with an introduction and notes by Christopher Ricks
Contributors: Ricks, Christopher, 1933- editor, author of introduction, etc
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9780141394039
Subjects: Domestic fiction; Families; Fiction; Children of divorced parents
Description: 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.
Notes: Film tie-in.

Originally published : 1897.