Drowned Maiden's Hair

by Laura Amy Schlitz

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"People throw the word 'classic' about a lot, but A Drowned Maiden's Hair genuinely deserves to become one." — Wall Street Journal

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.
  • ISBN10 1417818859
  • ISBN13 9781417818853
  • Publish Date 1 April 2008 (first published 12 September 2006)
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 7 April 2021
  • Imprint Turtleback Books
  • Edition Turtleback School & Library ed.
  • Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
  • Language English