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This is the first in an enjoyable mystery series set in England featuring Maisie Dobbs a WWI nurse. After the war, Maisie sets herself up as a private investigator in business for herself, which is unusual for a woman to be in business in 1929 but Maisie didnt shrink from following her dreams like going to university even though that was not the norm for women.
Maisies character is artfully developed as you follow a young costermongers daughter, who makes her way to Cambridge University and as a nurse in France during the war. The sacrifices made by the English as well as the human cost of war are present in the story, but this is not a book of gory war scenes.
I enjoyed this book enough that I will be reading the rest of the books in the series. The author, Jacqueline Winspear, made a visit to our local library. I recommend you go see her when she comes to your library because she has a great sense of humor, is very engaging, and has done a lot of research on World War I and is happy to share her interest in this period of history.
Maisies character is artfully developed as you follow a young costermongers daughter, who makes her way to Cambridge University and as a nurse in France during the war. The sacrifices made by the English as well as the human cost of war are present in the story, but this is not a book of gory war scenes.
I enjoyed this book enough that I will be reading the rest of the books in the series. The author, Jacqueline Winspear, made a visit to our local library. I recommend you go see her when she comes to your library because she has a great sense of humor, is very engaging, and has done a lot of research on World War I and is happy to share her interest in this period of history.
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