I read this selection for the Vintage Mystery challenge: 35. Genuine Fakes: Authors who wrote under a pseudonym (Josephine Tey [Elizabeth Mackintosh]; Nicholas Blake [Cecil Day Lews]; etc).
This author is also known as Louisa May Alcott.
Opening Lines: "Has she come?"
"No, Mamma, not yet."
"I wish it were well over. The thought of it worries and excites me. A cushion for my back, Bella."
And poor, peevish Mrs. Coventry sank into an easy chair with a nervous sigh and the air of a martyr, while her pretty daughter hovered about her with...
This is the suspenseful story of Jean Muir, a governess, who was looking for a place to work. She comes to the Coventry family. Everyone seems to love her except for Lucia and Gerald. Who is this woman and what does she really want?
Pages: 116
Published in 1866
1 comment:
Wow! You're buzzing right along. You're going to have your required eight done in no time!
I read this one as part of a larger collection of short novels and stories by Alcott (Behind a Mask: The Unknown Thrillers Of Louisa May Alcott) quite a while ago. I know I really enjoyed it--but that was back before my blogging days, so I don't have any notes giving me details of what I thought.
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