Terrifying book!

"Behind a Mask" by Louisa May Alcott is a truly devastating book. I had previously read her more famous book "Little Women" which I instantly hated. It took forever for Alcott to finish any sort of thought and was written in such flowery terms I left it in disgust. I will now apologize. This was a gripping tale of calculated deceit, where a titled home is thrown into uproar over the new governess, Miss Muir. Ingeniously written, the reader has only a small inkling of the tenacity and duplicity of Miss Muir's character, as everyone clamors for her attention. Unfortunately for all the characters, each one plays into the scheming hands of Miss Muir. The book gallops toward a set direction, but the twist at the end will have you read this again and again. Written for an era where women survived by securing a husband with their outward appearance, this is a book you won't want to miss.