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Jacqueline Winspear

    30 avril 1955

    Issu d'un parcours dans l'édition universitaire et la communication marketing au Royaume-Uni, cet auteur a poursuivi une ambition de toujours d'écrire après avoir déménagé aux États-Unis. Son œuvre explore les complexités de la nature humaine et les dynamiques sociales, créant des récits qui résonnent auprès des lecteurs. Elle est célébrée pour son acute perspicacité psychologique envers ses personnages et sa représentation évocatrice des cadres historiques. L'auteur maîtrise à merveille la création de suspense et la conception de figures captivantes qui entraînent les lecteurs dans son monde littéraire distinct.

    To Die But Once
    In This Grave Hour
    The American Agent
    The Mapping Of Love And Death
    Sunlit Weapon LP, A
    An Incomplete Revenge
    • 2024

      Maisie Dobbs Collector's Edition

      • 352pages
      • 13 heures de lecture
      3,9(30)Évaluer

      Set in post-World War I England, the story introduces Maisie Dobbs, a pioneering female detective who combines her skills in psychology and investigation. As she navigates the complexities of her clients' lives and the lingering effects of war, themes of loss, resilience, and social change emerge. This collector's edition marks the series' twentieth anniversary, celebrating the journey of a beloved character who has captivated readers through her unique approach to solving crimes.

      Maisie Dobbs Collector's Edition
    • 2024
    • 2023

      Sunlit Weapon LP, A

      • 512pages
      • 18 heures de lecture
      4,4(26)Évaluer

      A potential threat to British pilots entangles Maisie Dobbs in a gripping mystery that connects her to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. As she navigates this perilous situation, the story explores themes of courage and resilience against the backdrop of historical events, showcasing Winspear's signature blend of intrigue and rich character development.

      Sunlit Weapon LP, A
    • 2023

      The White Lady introduces a new heroine from Jacqueline Winspear, author of the bestselling Maisie Dobbs series

      The White Lady
    • 2022

      Late September, 1942. Jo Hardy, a 22-year-old ferry pilot, is delivering a Spitfire to Biggin Hill Aerodrome when she realizes someone is shooting at her aircraft. When she returns to the location on foot, she finds an American serviceman in a barn, tied up and gagged. Jo hurries away, but can't shake the image of the serviceman from her mind.

      A Sunlit Weapon
    • 2021

      The Consequences of Fear

      • 352pages
      • 13 heures de lecture
      4,2(10934)Évaluer

      As Maisie becomes entangled in a power struggle between Britains intelligence efforts in France and the work of Free French agents operating across Europe, she must also contend with the lingering question of Freddie Hacketts state of mind. What she uncovers could hold disastrous consequences for all involved.

      The Consequences of Fear
    • 2020

      This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing

      • 312pages
      • 11 heures de lecture
      3,8(3180)Évaluer

      A 2021 Edgar Award Nominee for Best Critical/Biographical “Jacqueline Winspear has created a memoir of her English childhood that is every bit as engaging as her Maisie Dobbs novels, just as rich in character and detail, history and humanity. Her writing is lovely, elegant and welcoming.”—Anne Lamott The New York Times bestselling author of the Maisie Dobbs series offers a deeply personal memoir of her family’s resilience in the face of war and privation. After sixteen novels, Jacqueline Winspear has taken the bold step of turning to memoir, revealing the hardships and joys of her family history. Both shockingly frank and deftly restrained, her story tackles the difficult, poignant, and fascinating family accounts of her paternal grandfather’s shellshock; her mother’s evacuation from London during the Blitz; her soft-spoken animal-loving father’s torturous assignment to an explosives team during WWII; her parents’ years living with Romany Gypsies; and Winspear’s own childhood picking hops and fruit on farms in rural Kent, capturing her ties to the land and her dream of being a writer at its very inception. An eye-opening and heartfelt portrayal of a post-War England we rarely see, This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing chronicles a childhood in the English countryside, of working class indomitability and family secrets, of artistic inspiration and the price of memory.

      This Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing
    • 2019

      Beloved heroine Maisie Dobbs, investigates the mysterious murder of an American war correspondent in London during the Blitz in a page-turning tale of love and war, terror and survival.

      The American Agent
    • 2018

      To Die But Once

      • 352pages
      • 13 heures de lecture
      4,3(113)Évaluer

      Spring 1940. Maisie Dobbs is asked to investigate the disappearance of a local lad, a craftsman working on a government contract. As Maisie's inquiry reveals a possible link to the London underworld, the country braces for enemy invasion. And another mother is worried about a missing son - but this time the boy in question is one beloved by Maisie.

      To Die But Once
    • 2017

      In This Grave Hour

      • 350pages
      • 13 heures de lecture
      4,3(171)Évaluer

      Returned from a dangerous mission onto enemy soil and having encountered the Fuhrer himself along the way, Maisie Dobbs is fully aware of the gravity of the current situation. When she stumbles on the deaths of refugees who may have been more than they seemed, she is drawn into an investigation that requires all her insight and strength.

      In This Grave Hour