Behind a Mask

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Author: Alcott, Louisa MayClassic fiction (pre c 1945)Published on 2 July 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Brief Encounters' seri es.Paperback / softback | 160 pages229 x 197 x 14 | 130g This is Alcott as you have never seen her before - gothic, and gloriously unsettlingA young governess arrives at a grand country house and quickly wins the confidence of its family. Humble and modest, Jean Muir seems to embody every virtue expected of her. But beneath her meticulous performance lies a will sharpened by resentment, ambition and rage.BRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days Show more