Jacqueline Winspear
Autor(a) de Maisie Dobbs
About the Author
Jacqueline Winspear was born in the county of Kent, England. She was educated at the University of London's Institute of Education. After graduation, she worked in academic publishing, in higher education, and in marketing communications in the UK. In 1990, she emigrated to the United States. She mostrar mais was working in business and as a personal/professional coach when she decided to try writing. Her first novel, Maisie Dobbs, won the Agatha Award for Best First novel, the Macavity Award for Best First Novel, and the Alex Award. She is the author of the Maisie Dobbs Mystery series. She has also won the Agatha Award for Best Novel, the inaugural Sue Feder/Macavity Award for Best Historical Mystery, and the Bruce Alexander Award for Best Historical Mystery. Her title, A Dangerous Place, made The New York Times High Profile titles list. Journey to Munich, a book in the Maisie Dobbs Series, made the New York Times bestseller list in 2016. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Séries
Obras por Jacqueline Winspear
The Comfort of Ghosts 2 exemplares
This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing Sample 1 exemplar
Piccole bugie. Le inchieste di Maisie Dobbs 1 exemplar
Journey to Monich 1 exemplar
Associated Works
The Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them (2006) — Contribuidor — 381 exemplares
Private Investigations: Mystery Writers on the Secrets, Riddles, and Wonders in Their Lives (2020) — Contribuidor — 22 exemplares
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Afghan • Sun at Midnight • Echo Park • Messenger of Truth (2007) 9 exemplares
Goed fout : fragmenten uit misdaadverhalen van bekroonde auteurs — Contribuidor — 2 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1955
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- Groot-Brittannië (geboorte)
VS (woonachtig sinds 1990) - Local de nascimento
- Kent, England, UK
- Locais de residência
- Kent, England, UK
London, England, UK
USA - Educação
- Pedagogiek
- Ocupações
- Auteur
- Prémios e menções honrosas
- Agatha Award (2003)
Alex Award (2003) - Agente
- Amy Rennert (The Amy Rennert Agency)
Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425- Jacqueline Winspear 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.
Winspear was born on April 30, 1955, and raised in Kent. 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.
Maisie Dobbs is a private investigator who untangles painful and shameful secrets stemming from war experiences. A gifted working class girl, she received an unusual education thanks to the patronage of her employer. She interrupts her education to work as a nurse in the war, falls in love and suffers her own loss. After the war, again with help from her patron, she sets up as an investigator. Dobbs places emphasis on achieving healing for her clients and insists they comply with her ethical approach.
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An artist depiction of the truth of battle in World War I is the Messenger of Truth.
Jacqueline Winspear writes enlightening stories of the war with the Maisie Dobbs and now Elinor White series. Each character stands tall as a strong and independent woman. Elinor speaks five languages and aids England in finding and stopping foreign spies. Elinor also fights social injustice and England’s crime scene. What will Elinor do when an ex lover seems to be involved in organized crime? An interesting novel, but Maisie Dobbs excels Elinor White in character.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 33
- Also by
- 7
- Membros
- 26,954
- Popularidade
- #766
- Avaliação
- 3.9
- Críticas
- 1,436
- ISBN
- 503
- Línguas
- 13
- Marcado como favorito
- 71
- Pedras de toque
- 1,337
But even with the rich historical detail, the center is Maisie and her growth as a person. The mysteries seem to enable this growth - everything is integrated so well in these books.
Maisie is a bit stuffy and formal, and I love her anyway. I'll keep reading these and I think there are 17 and this was number 8.… (mais)