Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
My friend Kay recommended this series. She’s right. These are fun and engaging.
This first installment came from Libby and was in Kindle form. That meant that I could listen to it with text-to-speech. Since I have my Fire set to a British female voice (think Mary Poppins), it fits quite nicely with this story.
War is a horrid thing. This particular war in England and Europe was one of the worst. Yet, for women, it became a way to escape the housewife, childbearer, whore classification most women were forced into. With the men fighting, the jobs were open for women to learn and show their abilities. Sadly, when the men came home, most of the women lost that step up to being wholly human.
Some women did find careers to move on. Maisie Dobbs is one of the ones it worked for.
This first book lays the groundwork for Maisie’s history and sets up the world she’s in. She’s a woman of spirit that can solve mysteries and make friends with all classes of people.
I have already started book two. I am in for the ride!
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