Name Jacqueline Winspear | Spouse John Morrell | |
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Awards Agatha Award for Best First Novel Nominations Edgar Award for Best Novel, Dilys Award Books Maisie Dobbs, A Dangerous Place, The Care and Manage, Leaving Everything Most Loved, A Lesson in Secrets Profiles | ||
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Jacqueline Winspear is a mystery writer, author of the Maisie Dobbs series of books explore the aftermath of World War I. She has won several mystery writing awards for books in this popular series.
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- Jacqueline winspear discusses the care and management of lies at book passage
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- Personal life and career
- Maisie Dobbs series
- Standalone
- References
Author jacqueline winspear signs books at book passage in corte madera
Personal life and career
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 series
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.