{"product_id":"2026200008021-secondhand-what-maisie-knew","title":"What Maisie Knew","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Maisie Knew is a masterwork of psychological realism by one of literature's greatest craftsmen, Henry James. The novel chronicles the fractured childhood of young Maisie Farange, a girl caught in the bitter crossfire of her parents' acrimonious divorce and subsequent remarriages. Told from Maisie's limited yet uniquely perceptive point of view, James illustrates how a child's innocent consciousness absorbs and refracts the corrupt adult world surrounding her, transforming her into an unwitting pawn in a web of shifting alliances and moral ambiguity. Written in James's characteristically intricate prose, the novel argues powerfully that a child's awareness — however partial — can ultimately become a moral compass in a world of adult selfishness. First published in 1897, it remains one of the most sophisticated and psychologically astute portrayals of childhood in all of English literature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956180168923,"sku":"2026200008021-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/6e9263df-1c33-4b6f-bb08-c360df6fd495.png?v=1783498750","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200008021-secondhand-what-maisie-knew","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}