Jacqueline Winspear (born 30 April 1955) is a mystery writer, author of the Maisie Dobbs series of books exploring the aftermath of World War I. She has won several mystery writing awards for books in this popular series.
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| Born | 30 April 1955 |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Notable work | Maisie Dobbs |
| Spouse | John Morrell |
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Personal life and career
editWinspear was born on 30 April 1955 and raised in Cranbrook, in Kent.[1] She was educated at the University of London's Institute of Education and then worked in academic publishing, higher education and in marketing communications. She emigrated to the United States in 1990. Winspear stated that her childhood awareness of her grandfather's suffering in World War I led to an interest in that period.[2]
Maisie Dobbs series
editMaisie Dobbs is a private investigator who untangles painful and shameful secrets stemming from war experiences. A gifted working class girl in class-conscious England, she receives an unusual education thanks to the patronage of her employer, who had taken her on as a housemaid.
She interrupts her education to work as a nurse in the Great War, falls in love and suffers her own losses. After the war, she finishes her university education, then works under the tutelage of her mentor. When he retires, she sets up as an investigator in her own office.
Dobbs places emphasis on achieving healing for her clients and insists they comply with her ethical approach.
She grows older throughout the series of novels; further, her cases reflect the times, from the Great War to the Second World War.
Books
editMaisie Dobbs series
edit- Maisie Dobbs (2003) ISBN 9781569473306, OCLC 519884816
- Birds of a Feather (2004)
- Pardonable Lies (2005)
- Messenger of Truth (2006)
- An Incomplete Revenge (2008)
- Among the Mad (2009)
- The Mapping of Love and Death (2010)
- A Lesson in Secrets (2011)
- Elegy for Eddie (2012)
- Leaving Everything Most Loved (2013)
- A Dangerous Place (2015)
- Journey to Munich (2016)
- In This Grave Hour (2017)
- To Die but Once (2018)[3]
- The American Agent Harper Collins, 2019. ISBN 9780062436665, OCLC 1041763123[4][5][6][7]
- The Consequences of Fear (2021) ISBN 978-0062868022
- A Sunlit Weapon (2022)
- The Comfort of Ghosts (2024)
Standalone
edit- The Care and Management of Lies New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2014. ISBN 9780062336132, OCLC 894542985
- What Would Maisie Do?: Inspiration from the Pages of Maisie Dobbs New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2019. ISBN 9780062859341
- The White Lady New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 2023. ISBN 978006286798-8
Memoir
edit- This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing (2020) ISBN 978-1641292696 (Ms. Winspear also narrates the Audible audio version of her childhood memoir)
References
edit- ^ "Winspear, Jacqueline". Alex Dictionary of Authors. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Jacqueline Winspear". Macmillan Publishers. 2022. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
- ^ Jordan, Tina (6 April 2018). "A Traffic Jam Changed Her Life". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Reviews: 'The American Agent,' by Jacqueline Winspear, and 'The Age of Light,' by Whitney Scharer". Star Tribune. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "In Jacqueline Winspear's 'The American Agent,' Maisie Dobbs investigates a murder amid the Blitz". Tampa Bay Times. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "5 books not to miss: Oprah Winfrey's 'The Path Made Clear', Maisie Dobbs, 'White Elephant'". USA Today. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "PW picks: Books of the Week". Publishers Weekly. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
External links
edit- Jacqueline Winspear, author's website