6/11/2023 0 Comments Maisie dobbs![]() ![]() She saw, in her mind’s eye, a young woman in the garb of the late 1920s, wearing a cloche hat and carrying a battered document case, emerging from a London subway station. “Maisie Dobbs,” the first in her series, came to Winspear while daydreaming in a traffic jam during a California rainstorm. “Such great social upheaval allows for the strange and unusual to emerge, and a time of intense emotions can, to the writer of fiction, provide ample fodder for a compelling story, especially one concerning criminal acts and issues of guilt and innocence…” she writes. That makes her the perfect guest speaker for the Library’s One Read, which this month is focusing on WWI through art, literature, film and scholarly lectures. Winspear’s WWI-era series and her standalone award-winning “The Care and Management of Lies” highlight the human stories and complex issues surrounding the Great War. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Thursday, April 20, in the Library Center auditorium. Her readers can hear Winspear discuss her inspiration and her craft at a free event at 7 p.m. World War I and its aftermath provided fertile ground for a mystery, says British-born Jacqueline Winspear, as she proves in her popular “Maisie Dobbs” series – 13 in the collection now. ![]() Library News, Press Info Meet "Maisie Dobbs" Mystery Series Author Jacqueline Winspear April 20 at the Library Center ![]()
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