A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama
- Subject
- Ghost Stories
- Age
- 9-12 years
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 368
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press (MA)
- Size
- 15.2 cm × 21.3 cm
- ISBN
- 9780763694487
Maud Flynn is known at the orphanage for her impertinence, so when the charming Miss Hyacinth and her sister choose Maud to take home with them, the girl is as baffled as anyone. It seems the sisters need Maud to help stage elaborate séances for bereaved, wealthy patrons. As Maud is drawn deeper into the deception, playing her role as a "secret child," she is torn between her need to please and her growing conscience – until a shocking betrayal makes clear just how heartless her so-called guardians are. Filled with tantalizing details of turn-of-the-century spiritualism and page-turning suspense, this lively historical novel features a winning heroine whom readers will not soon forget.
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What reviewers said
"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."
"People throw the word 'classic' about a lot, but A Drowned Maiden's Hair genuinely deserves to become one."
