The comfort of ghosts
(Book)
Author:
NoveList Series:
Maisie Dobbs novels volume 18.
Series:
Maisie Dobbs novel ; volume 18.
Published:
New York, NY : Soho Crime, [2024].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
x, 342 pages ; 24 cm.
Status:
Description
A milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow!
The Comfort of Ghosts completes Jacqueline Winspear’s ground-breaking and internationally bestselling series.
“An outstanding historical series.”—The New York Times
“Winspear is a brilliant writer, mixing the history and the mystery with the psychology of criminals and victims.”—The Historical Novel Society
Psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs unravels a profound mystery from her past in a war-torn nation grappling with its future.
London, 1945: Four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatting in a vacant Belgravia mansion—the owners having fled London under heavy Luftwaffe bombing. Psychologist and Investigator Maisie Dobbs visits the mansion on behalf of the owners and discovers that a demobilized soldier, gravely ill and reeling from his experiences overseas, has taken shelter with the group.
Maisie’s quest to bring comfort to the youngsters and the ailing soldier brings to light a decades-old mystery concerning Maisie’s first husband, James Compton, who was killed while piloting an experimental fighter aircraft. As Maisie unravels the threads of her dead husband’s life, she is forced to examine her own painful past and question beliefs she has always accepted as true.
The award-winning Maisie Dobbs series has garnered hundreds of thousands of followers, readers drawn to a woman who is of her time, yet familiar in ours—and who inspires with her resilience and capacity for endurance. This final assignment of her own choosing not only opens a new future for Maisie and her family, but serves as a fascinating portrayal of the challenges facing the people of Britain at the close of the Second World War.
The Comfort of Ghosts completes Jacqueline Winspear’s ground-breaking and internationally bestselling series.
“An outstanding historical series.”—The New York Times
“Winspear is a brilliant writer, mixing the history and the mystery with the psychology of criminals and victims.”—The Historical Novel Society
Psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs unravels a profound mystery from her past in a war-torn nation grappling with its future.
London, 1945: Four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatting in a vacant Belgravia mansion—the owners having fled London under heavy Luftwaffe bombing. Psychologist and Investigator Maisie Dobbs visits the mansion on behalf of the owners and discovers that a demobilized soldier, gravely ill and reeling from his experiences overseas, has taken shelter with the group.
Maisie’s quest to bring comfort to the youngsters and the ailing soldier brings to light a decades-old mystery concerning Maisie’s first husband, James Compton, who was killed while piloting an experimental fighter aircraft. As Maisie unravels the threads of her dead husband’s life, she is forced to examine her own painful past and question beliefs she has always accepted as true.
The award-winning Maisie Dobbs series has garnered hundreds of thousands of followers, readers drawn to a woman who is of her time, yet familiar in ours—and who inspires with her resilience and capacity for endurance. This final assignment of her own choosing not only opens a new future for Maisie and her family, but serves as a fascinating portrayal of the challenges facing the people of Britain at the close of the Second World War.
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Last Check-In
Ashland Adult Fiction
WINSPEAR
Due Oct 25, 2024
Bayfield Adult Fiction
FIC WIN
Available
Sep 27, 2024
Boulder Junction Adult Fiction
FIC WIN MAISIE DOBBS BK#18
Available
Oct 2, 2024
Cable Adult Fiction
FIC WIN
Due Oct 23, 2024
Drummond Adult Fiction
F WIN
Available
Jul 30, 2024
Eagle River Adult Mystery
M WIN bk.18
Available
Sep 26, 2024
Grantsburg Adult Fiction
WINSPEAR NEW
Available
Jul 15, 2024
Hayward Adult And Young Adult Fiction
WIN
Available
Sep 5, 2024
Iron River Mystery
M WIN
Available
Sep 18, 2024
Lac Courte Oreilles Mystery
MYSTERY WINSPEAR
Available
Land O Lakes Mystery
M WIN (Maisie Dobbs #18)
Available
Sep 5, 2024
Manitowish Waters Adult Fiction
NEW F Win M D #18 (final)
Available
Sep 26, 2024
Mercer Adult Fiction
F WIN
Due Oct 15, 2024
Phelps Adult Fiction
Fic WIN Bk 18
Available
Sep 16, 2024
Presque Isle Adult Fiction
F Win
Available
Sep 3, 2024
Spooner New Adult
M WIN
Available
Sep 27, 2024
Superior Adult Fiction
NEW FICTION Winspear, Jacqueline
Due Oct 11, 2024
Washburn Adult Fiction
FIC WIN MD#18
Due Oct 28, 2024
More Details
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781641296069, 1641296062
Notes
Description
"London, 1945: Four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatting in a vacant Belgravia mansion - the owners having fled London under heavy Luftwaffe bombing. Soon after a demobilized British soldier, ill and reeling from his experiences overseas, takes shelter with the group, Maisie Dobbs visits the mansion on behalf of the owners. Maisie is deeply puzzled by the children's reticence. Their stories are evasive and, more mysteriously, they appear to possess self-defense skills one might expect of trained adults in wartime. Her quest to bring comfort and the promise of a future to the youngsters and to the ailing soldier brings to light a decades-old mystery concerning Maisie's first husband, James Compton, who was killed while piloting an experimental aircraft. As Maisie picks apart the threads of her dead husband's life, she is forced to examine her own painful past and question beliefs she has always accepted as true. The award-winning Maisie Dobbs series has garnered hundreds of thousands of followers around the world, readers who are drawn to a woman who is of her time, yet familiar in ours - and who inspires with her resilience and capacity for endurance at the worst of times. This final assignment of her own choosing not only opens a new future for Maisie Dobbs and her family, but serves as a fascinating portrayal of the challenges facing the people of Britain at the close of the Second World War"--,Provided by publisher.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Winspear, J. (2024). The comfort of ghosts. New York, NY, Soho Crime.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Winspear, Jacqueline, 1955-. 2024. The Comfort of Ghosts. New York, NY, Soho Crime.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Winspear, Jacqueline, 1955-, The Comfort of Ghosts. New York, NY, Soho Crime, 2024.
MLA Citation (style guide)Winspear, Jacqueline. The Comfort of Ghosts. New York, NY, Soho Crime, 2024.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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