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I think this book is good enough to re-read. I will then provide a proper review while I drink a nice cuppa!!
I have finished for the second time... I hope I don't disappoint; I am drinking a cuppa wine, not tea!!
I have many favorite male heroes. Maisie Dobbs is my first female heroine... at least in recent memory **. Jacqueline Winspear has crafted a character, who, when she dies, will go to heaven and be declared a saint. As you can tell, I LOVE Maisie Dobbs. Her mentor, Maurice Blanche, comes ...more
I have finished for the second time... I hope I don't disappoint; I am drinking a cuppa wine, not tea!!
I have many favorite male heroes. Maisie Dobbs is my first female heroine... at least in recent memory **. Jacqueline Winspear has crafted a character, who, when she dies, will go to heaven and be declared a saint. As you can tell, I LOVE Maisie Dobbs. Her mentor, Maurice Blanche, comes ...more
A really enjoyable start to a series. It was more than a mystery with lots of great period details and wonderful character building. It read more like a hist fic with a little mystery thrown in but I thought it was great. I started this up a couple of years ago but couldn't get into so put it down. This year it came up as a group series read in Retro Chapter Chicks so I decided to give it another try. Glad I did and I'm going to be moving on to book 2.
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Book on CD narrated by Rita Barrington
This is the first in a series featuring a former housemaid and Army Nurse. The book begins in 1929, and Maisie Dobbs has opened her own private investigation agency. Her first case is a man who believes his wife is unfaithful. Maisie gets to the truth quickly, but it leads to some painful memories.
I like Maisie and the supporting characters who will, no doubt, make appearances in subsequent books in this cozy mystery series. But this first book spent way to ...more
This is the first in a series featuring a former housemaid and Army Nurse. The book begins in 1929, and Maisie Dobbs has opened her own private investigation agency. Her first case is a man who believes his wife is unfaithful. Maisie gets to the truth quickly, but it leads to some painful memories.
I like Maisie and the supporting characters who will, no doubt, make appearances in subsequent books in this cozy mystery series. But this first book spent way to ...more
Aug 21, 2019
Kris (My Novelesque Life)
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
britain,
1920s,
fiction,
historical-mystery,
female-detective,
war,
mystery,
historical-fiction,
audiobook,
psychology
RATING: 3.5 STARS
*Please note I accidentally (batch) deleted the Maisie Dobbs series from my book shelves, while trying to remove a bookshelf tag. The reviews may not be the same, and the dates read are not correct.
I have read this novel twice now. I read the first few novels, and then moved on to other books and another series. When I thought about going back to the series, I wanted to do a reread so I could jog my memory on characters and story background. I decided to listen to them on audio, ...more
*Please note I accidentally (batch) deleted the Maisie Dobbs series from my book shelves, while trying to remove a bookshelf tag. The reviews may not be the same, and the dates read are not correct.
I have read this novel twice now. I read the first few novels, and then moved on to other books and another series. When I thought about going back to the series, I wanted to do a reread so I could jog my memory on characters and story background. I decided to listen to them on audio, ...more
Read this first in 2003 then again for f2f Mystery group in 2006. One of my favorite eras- the post WWI period when everything changed. I think this first Maisie is so effective and memorable because it takes us back to learn of her girlhood and subsequent service in the War before we get back to the 'present' when she hangs out her shingle as Psychologist and Investigator. It's this that sets her apart 'cause she's not content to solve the crimes- she needs to mend the psyche of her clients as
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Dec 12, 2018
Kelly
marked it as to-read
Aug 28, 2020
Theresa
marked it as to-read
Aug 01, 2013
Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Jenn Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Schu
marked it as to-read
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