A Drowned Maiden's Hair

By Laura Amy Schlitz

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.

Categories: Fiction

For readers aged: 10+

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  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781406354164
  • Published: 01 May 2014
  • Price: £7.99
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  • Size: 198 x 129 mm
  • Pages: 400

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'Included in a roundup of perfect selections for mother’s day' Hartford-New Haven Journal Inquirer

'Reviewed' The Buffalo News

'Recommended as a movie adaptation and praised for paperback cover' A Fuse #8 Production (School Library Journal blog)

'Laura Amy Schlitz interviewed.' Bibliocracy Radio/KPFK 90.7 FM

'This child’s eye perspective on spiritualism has the feel of a classic, with gorgeous prose, some suitably gothic twists and a feisty but vulnerable heroine that modern readers will identify with. Compulsively readable.' Children’s Books Ireland Recommended Read

'Entertaining as well as informative.' Carousel

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