What Maisie Knew
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What Maisie Knew is a masterwork of psychological realism by one of literature's greatest craftsmen, Henry James. The novel chronicles the fractured childhood of young Maisie Farange, a girl caught in the bitter crossfire of her parents' acrimonious divorce and subsequent remarriages. Told from Maisie's limited yet uniquely perceptive point of view, James illustrates how a child's innocent consciousness absorbs and refracts the corrupt adult world surrounding her, transforming her into an unwitting pawn in a web of shifting alliances and moral ambiguity. Written in James's characteristically intricate prose, the novel argues powerfully that a child's awareness — however partial — can ultimately become a moral compass in a world of adult selfishness. First published in 1897, it remains one of the most sophisticated and psychologically astute portrayals of childhood in all of English literature.
What Maisie Knew
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
What Maisie Knew is a masterwork of psychological realism by one of literature's greatest craftsmen, Henry James. The novel chronicles the fractured childhood of young Maisie Farange, a girl caught in the bitter crossfire of her parents' acrimonious divorce and subsequent remarriages. Told from Maisie's limited yet uniquely perceptive point of view, James illustrates how a child's innocent consciousness absorbs and refracts the corrupt adult world surrounding her, transforming her into an unwitting pawn in a web of shifting alliances and moral ambiguity. Written in James's characteristically intricate prose, the novel argues powerfully that a child's awareness — however partial — can ultimately become a moral compass in a world of adult selfishness. First published in 1897, it remains one of the most sophisticated and psychologically astute portrayals of childhood in all of English literature.
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Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
What Maisie Knew is a masterwork of psychological realism by one of literature's greatest craftsmen, Henry James. The novel chronicles the fractured childhood of young Maisie Farange, a girl caught in the bitter crossfire of her parents' acrimonious divorce and subsequent remarriages. Told from Maisie's limited yet uniquely perceptive point of view, James illustrates how a child's innocent consciousness absorbs and refracts the corrupt adult world surrounding her, transforming her into an unwitting pawn in a web of shifting alliances and moral ambiguity. Written in James's characteristically intricate prose, the novel argues powerfully that a child's awareness — however partial — can ultimately become a moral compass in a world of adult selfishness. First published in 1897, it remains one of the most sophisticated and psychologically astute portrayals of childhood in all of English literature.
