When the divorce court splits her custody, young Maisie Farange is shuttled between a father and mother who use her as a weapon. Both remarry, and Maisie, watched over by the devoted governess Mrs. Wix, quietly observes the shifting loyalties and affairs of the grown-ups around her.
One of James’s subtlest experiments in point of view, and a sharp study of a child’s moral intelligence. Download the free EPUB.