A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama

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 0763629308
  • ISBN13 9780763629304
  • Publish Date 12 September 2006
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 2 June 2021
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Candlewick Press,U.S.