What Maisie Knew (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of What Maisie Knew Saturday, August 1 2009.

• After 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.

Shelfari edited the contributors of What Maisie Knew Saturday, July 25 2009.

• Added a contributor: Henry James: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of What Maisie Knew Thursday, July 16 2009.

• THE litigation had seemed interminable and had in fact been complicated; but by the decision on the appeal the judgment of the divorce-court was confirmed as to the assignment of the child.