{"product_id":"9781529981360","title":"Behind a Mask","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Alcott, Louisa May\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eClassic fiction (pre c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 2 July 2026 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Brief Encounters' series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 160 pages\u003cbr\u003e229 x 197 x 14 | 130g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRIEF ENCOUNTERS: classic novellas and captivating stories, to be read in a single sitting or savoured over days\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alcott, Louisa May","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58265517621622,"sku":"9781529981360","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0362\/8423\/5908\/files\/9781529981360.jpg?v=1784017822","url":"https:\/\/haslemerebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781529981360","provider":"The Haslemere Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}