Author: Winspear, Jacqueline
Call Number: F
Book Description from amazon.com:
Maisie Dobbs got her start
as a maid in an aristocratic London household when she was thirteen. Her
employer, suffragette Lady Rowan Compton, soon became her patron, taking the
remarkably bright youngster under her wing. Lady Rowan's friend, Maurice Blanche,
often retained as an investigator by the European elite, recognized Maisie’s
intuitive gifts and helped her earn admission to the prestigious Girton College
in Cambridge, where Maisie planned to complete her education.
The outbreak of war changed everything. Maisie trained as a nurse, then left for France to serve at the Front, where she found—and lost—an important part of herself. Ten years after the Armistice, in the spring of 1929, Maisie sets out on her own as a private investigator, one who has learned that coincidences are meaningful, and truth elusive. Her very first case involves suspected infidelity but reveals something very different.
In the aftermath of the Great War, a former officer has founded a working farm known as The Retreat, that acts as a convalescent refuge for ex-soldiers too shattered to resume normal life. When Fate brings Maisie a second case involving The Retreat, she must finally confront the ghost that has haunted her for over a decade.
The outbreak of war changed everything. Maisie trained as a nurse, then left for France to serve at the Front, where she found—and lost—an important part of herself. Ten years after the Armistice, in the spring of 1929, Maisie sets out on her own as a private investigator, one who has learned that coincidences are meaningful, and truth elusive. Her very first case involves suspected infidelity but reveals something very different.
In the aftermath of the Great War, a former officer has founded a working farm known as The Retreat, that acts as a convalescent refuge for ex-soldiers too shattered to resume normal life. When Fate brings Maisie a second case involving The Retreat, she must finally confront the ghost that has haunted her for over a decade.
My Read:
It's truly an interesting and inspiring book. The mentoring relationship between Maurice Blanche, the mentor, and Maisie Dobbs, the mentee reminds me of those in ancient Chinese history. The Teacher discovered jewel in the Student. Together, they stroke spark and made huge impact in each other's life. Traits and character of Ms. Maisie Dobbs are intriguing and inspiring. It's especially good that it's a series featured a strong female character in a harsh period in human history. Really a good series to read. I enjoyed it very much.
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