Books by Jacqueline Winspear
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review 1: I enjoyed the Maisie Dobbs series by this author, which took place after WW! and into the 1920s -- in contrast, this book traces the lives of Kezea, her best friend Thea and Thea's brother Tom, who marries Kezie and starts a wonderful life with her on the family farm. All too so...
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review 1: Is this the last Maisie?? This case seems to bring all her past cases to a central point in Maisie's mind & she determines to close up shop and go off alone to travel and find herself. The mystery solution was fairly obvious, at least toward the end but the trip was worth it. ...
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review 1: 3.5 stars. This book raises some significant issues about how one might wish to live their life, given the opportunity. For most this would be a satisfying career, a happy family, and a rewarding relationship with a spouse or partner. This is difficult and would have been especia...
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review 1: I am enjoying Maisie as I read the books. There are plenty of secrets that Maisie must keep. Maisie is working with the Secret Service and is teaching at The College Of St Francis, school established to bring about PEACE. There are worries that the Nazi party is there. While Mais...
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review 1: The character of Maisie Dobbs is one of a brilliant woman who is continuing to find her way in her world as a woman who, to an extent, is still recovering from the effects of being a nurse at the front lines of WWI. AT this time in history there were more and more women in the w...
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review 1: I must admit it: I'm addicted to the Maisie Dobbs series! Although some volumes are better than others, they are all a cut above the normal mystery, as they offer psychological insight and a historical view of the World War I and postwar experience. In this volume, Maisie and her...
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review 1: I felt sad coming to the end of the Maisie Dobbs series--this volume is the last one of the series. In it, Maisie investigates the murder of two Indian women, also exposes larceny and fraud in the couple who operate a hostel where the women lived, helps Billy Beale (her erstwhile...