Masterfully translated anew: One of the most significant novels by a century's author. Lady Ida Farange is a flamboyant woman of the world in search of a wealthy man; her ex-husband Beale is also short on cash after their bitter divorce and is a notorious womanizer. Caught between these two egotists is their daughter Maisie: half a year with her mother, half a year with her father - such is the judge's decree. The parents misuse her as a tool in their mutual hatred. But Maisie realizes how she is being used. She plays dumb and begins to strategize in her own way. As it turns out, she is far superior to her parents.