What Maisie Knew

In “What Maisie Knew,” Henry James delivers a quietly devastating portrait of a child caught in the emotional crossfire of a bitter divorce. Told from the perspective of young Maisie, the novel reveals — with haunting subtlety — how adult cruelty, selfishness, and moral ambiguity shape the tender mind of a child. As Maisie is passed between her careless parents and their questionable lovers, James explores innocence, perception, and the loss of childhood with psychological depth and narrative brilliance. A modern-feeling classic that remains unsettlingly relevant.
"What Maisie Knew" is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1898.