A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama

by Laura Amy Schlitz

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By Newbery Medallist Laura Amy Schlitz. "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 chooses her to take home, the girl is pleased but baffled, until she learns of her new role: helping to stage elaborate séances for bereaved patrons. As Maud is drawn deeper into the deception, playing the "secret child", she is torn between her need to please and her growing conscience. It takes a shocking betrayal to make clear just how heartless her so-called guardians are. Filled with fascinating details of turn-of-the-century spiritualism and page-turning suspense, this novel from Newbery Medallist Laura Amy Schlitz features a feisty heroine whom readers will not soon forget.
  • ISBN10 1406354163
  • ISBN13 9781406354164
  • Publish Date 1 May 2014 (first published 12 September 2006)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Walker Books Ltd
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 400
  • Language English