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Maisie Dobbs

Maisie Dobbs entered domestic service in 1910 at thirteen, working for Lady Rowan Compton. When her remarkable intelligence is discovered by her employer, Maisie becomes the pupil of Maurice Blanche, a learned friend of the Comptons. In 1929, following an apprenticship with Blanche, Maisie hangs out...

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Main Author: Winspear, Jacqueline, 1955-
Corporate Author: BBC Audiobooks America
Other Authors: Barrington, Rita (Narrator)
Format: Audiobooks eAudiobook Downloads eAudiobook
Language:English
Published: [North Kingstown, R.I.] : AudioGO, 2011.
Subjects:
Women private investigators > England > Fiction.
World War, 1914-1918 > Veterans > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction.
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Historical fiction
Mystery fiction
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Summary:Maisie Dobbs entered domestic service in 1910 at thirteen, working for Lady Rowan Compton. When her remarkable intelligence is discovered by her employer, Maisie becomes the pupil of Maurice Blanche, a learned friend of the Comptons. In 1929, following an apprenticship with Blanche, Maisie hangs out her shingle: M. Dobbs, Trade and Personal Investigations.
Item Description:Unabridged.
Physical Description:1 sound file (ca. 12 hr.) : digital.
Format:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780792741121
0792741129
Author Notes: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 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)

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