
Elegy for Eddie: A Maisie Dobbs Novel
“When people ask me to recommend an author, one name consistently comes to mind: Jacqueline Winspear...Winspear chronicles the uncharted, sometimes rocky path chosen by her protagonist and delivers results that are educational, unique, and wonderful.”|“Maisie Dobbs is a revelation.”|“A series that seems to get better with every entry.”|“Excellent….The involved plot is as good as any in the series, and the resolution is intelligently complex.”|“Long before the Downton Abbey craze, Jacqueline Winspear was writing remarkable mysteries about life in England circa WWI.”|'A heroine to cherish|[Catches] the sorrow of a lost generation in the character of one exceptional woman.|“Terrific....Maisie is one of the great fictional heroines, equal parts haunted and haunting.”|“For readers yearning for the calm and insightful intelligence of a main character like P.D. James’s Cordelia Gray, Maisie Dobbs is spot on.”|'Compelling|“For as long as each novel lasts, we live in Maisie’s suspenseful, intelligent world.”|“Like any typical PI, Maisie is preternaturally acute and given to noticing tiny details, but it’s her compassion that allows her to illuminate some of the most pressing and staggeringly painful issues of her day, delivering unexpected answers and sense of peace to her clients-and her readers.”|A detective series to savor.|“Engages the mind and enriches the heart.”
Product Details
Author: Jacqueline Winspear
Language: English
Edition:
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Release Date: 2012-10-30
Pages: 368
ISBN: 0062049585
ISBN13: 9780062049582