Behind a Mask (Hesperus Classics) [Paperback]

Louisa May Alcott (Author), Doris Lessing (Foreword)

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ISBN-10: 1843910861 | ISBN-13: 978-1843910862 | Publication Date: May 1, 2004 | Edition: only single volume ed

Louisa May Alcott’s little-known novella is an ingenious study of deception, betrayal, and the ruthless power of a woman scorned. When demure Scottish governess Jean Muir arrives at a wealthy household, the family couldn’t be more thrilled with their young new resident and find themselves beguiled by her grace and beauty. But this surrender to her “innocent’ charms soon sets the men quarreling for her attention, with the women beside themselves with jealousy. Delighted with her success, Miss Muir sets her sights on the highest prize—but she has only three days to claim victory before the truth, behind her mask, will be exposed. American novelist Louisa May Alcott is best remembered for the perennially popular Little Women.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Hesperus Press; only single volume ed edition (May 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1843910861
• ISBN-13: 978-1843910862
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,198,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Louisa May Alcott was both an abolitionist and a feminist. She is best known for Little Women (1868), a semi-autobiographical account of her childhood years with her sisters in Concord, Massachusetts. Alcott, unlike Jo, never married: "... because I have fallen in love with so many pretty girls and never once the least bit with any man." She was an advocate of women's suffrage and was the first woman to register to vote in Concord, Massachusetts.

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOAH NELLY!, December 2, 2001

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Olivia Karns (marisville, washington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Behind a mask: The unknown thrillers of Louisa May Alcott (Paperback)

This was an amazing thriller. It kept me reading until the end. I do not usualy like thrillers, but Miss Alcott makes it very interesting, mysterious with the slightest bit of romance. I would highly recomend it.