Bibliograph

Maisie Dobbs, a novel, by Jacqueline Winspear

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Maisie Dobbs, a novel, by Jacqueline Winspear

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

fiction

Main title

Maisie Dobbs

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compact disc

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Oclc number

900865780

Responsibility statement

by Jacqueline Winspear

Series statement

The Maisie Dobbs novels, bk. 1

Sub title

a novel

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 apprenticeship with Blanche, Maisie hangs out her shingle: M. Dobbs, Trade and Personal Investigations. She soon becomes enmeshed in a mystery surrounding The Retreat, a reclusive community of wounded WWI veterans. At first, Maisie only suspects foul play, but she must act quickly when Lady Rowan's son decides to sign away his fortune and take refuge there. Maisie hurriedly investigates, uncovering a disturbing mystery, which, in an astonishing denouement, gives Maisie the courage to confront a ghost that has haunted her for years

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