false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg 199741 4 <b>A feisty orphan is taken in by a household of mysterious ladies in this intriguing, engaging novel.</b><br><br>Maud Flynn is known at the orphanage for her impertinence, so when the charming Miss Hyacinth and her sister choose Maud to take home with them, the girl is as baffled as anyone. As the mystery gradually unfolds, Maud's intelligence and daring join forces with her compassion and conscience to help her find her way in this lively, atmospheric gothic tale. 193232 book 12 9 2006 A Drowned Maiden's Hair: A Melodrama total:607|5:171|4:258|3:141|2:32|1:5| 607 2379 860 194 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 5 2 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 19 21:50:48 -0800 2009 Mon Jul 20 07:42:51 -0700 2009 2 At the Barbary Asylum, every child was strictly classified: a girl was pretty or plain, clever or stupid, good or bad. Maud knew quite well that she was plain, clever and bad.

Maud Flynn, growing up in the Barbary Asylum, knows exactly how much she's worth: not much. She's willful and p...more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 5 1 false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 11:15:09 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 22 11:29:12 -0700 2008 more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 5 1 false Thu Mar 06 05:11:13 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 05:11:13 -0800 2008
In spite of the name and cover art, this isn’t historical fantasy; it’s really a straight historical fiction with a little mystery thrown in. In fact, it reminded me a bit of A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Maud is an orphan, “plain, cl...more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 5 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Apr 09 17:00:04 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 09 17:00:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 5 1 false Mon Jul 14 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 15:46:21 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 21:00:19 -0700 2008
Brisk, fun, and absorbing. A Gothic nove...more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 13:17:31 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 01 13:52:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 4 0 true Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 18:00:56 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 18:38:36 -0800 2009 more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 3 0 false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 07:27:42 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 24 07:38:09 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4568909 9781428163065 4 2 3.92 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4568909.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair 4 0 false Sat Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 10:42:31 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 29 10:54:50 -0800 2009
Despite billing itself rather lightly, this book manages...more...]]> 1804249 0763638129 9780763638122 27 8 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1211726053m/1804249.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1804249.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 4 0 false Fri Apr 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 18:53:39 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 18:40:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 4 1 false Tue May 19 12:37:33 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 12:37:53 -0700 2009 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 2 0 true Sat Jan 10 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 13 11:23:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 18:33:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 3 1 false Thu Jun 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 12:39:26 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 12:39:26 -0700 2008 what the Hawthorne sisters'family business is, because I enjoyed discovering it gradually myself. Maud is quite an engaging and believable character in the melodramatic tradition of plucky orphans. Despite some of its formulaic devices, this novel ...more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 4 1 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 17:50:20 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 16 17:50:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 4 0 false Tue Apr 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 18:35:26 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 18:49:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 4 0 false Sat Jan 24 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 15:33:29 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 12:37:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 5 0 false Sat Jun 06 10:53:18 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 19:39:33 -0700 2009 I hope the number of pages in this book doesn't deter children from reading it. As I noticed that I only had 100 pages left in the novel, I felt the kin...more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 5 0 false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 19:19:11 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 19:54:04 -0700 2009 This is my first review. Wow do they really asked you what you learned from every book? Kinda sucks the fun right out of it...

I've always had a soft spot for orphans in books, which explains my Jane Eyre obsession, and this book is no exception. Laura Schulitz created one of my ...more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 5 0 false Thu Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 05:29:10 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 05:40:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 199741 0763629308 9780763629304 575 183 3.92 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172624348m/199741.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/199741.A_Drowned_Maiden_s_Hair_A_Melodrama 5 0 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 18:20:03 -0700 2009 Fri May 08 18:23:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=199741