What Maisie Knew

The child of violently divorced parents, Maisie Farange opens her eyes on a distinctly modern world. Mothers and fathers keep changing their partners and names, while she herself becomes the pretext for all sorts of adult sexual intrigue. The novel traces the course of her education and ends with the death of her childhood. It is one of James's finest studies of lost innocence.

Copilul unor parinti divortati cu violenta, Maisie Farange isi deschide ochii asupra unei lumi deosebit de moderna. Mamele si tatii continua sa isi schimbe partenerii si numele, in timp ce ea insasi devine pretextul pentru tot felul de intrigi sexuale pentru adulti.