But her sojourn in the hills of Darjeeling is cut short when her stepmother summons her home to England. Now, all she wants is the peace she believes she might find by returning to India. She grows older throughout the series of novels, and her cases reflect the times, from the Great War to the Second World War. In the four years since she left England, Maisie Dobbs has experienced love, contentment, stabilityand the deepest tragedy a woman can endure. Dobbs places emphasis on achieving healing for her clients and insists they comply with her ethical approach. she sets up as an investigator in her own office. Leaving Everything Most Loved by Jacqueline Winspear 9780749014599.
After the war, she finishes her university education, then works under the tutelage of her mentor. She interrupts her education to work as a nurse in the Great War, falls in love and suffers her own losses. A gifted working class girl in class-conscious England, she receives an unusual education thanks to the patronage of her employer, who had taken her on as a housemaid. The publiser notes: "Maisie Dobbs is a private investigator who untangles painful and shameful secrets stemming from war experiences. LEAVING EVERYTHING MOST LOVED by Jacqueline Winspear RELEASE DATE: MaBetween the wars, the shooting death of an Indian woman is not high on the priority list of the British police. Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional photographs. Octavos,, full gilt-embossed cloth w/ mylar-protected dust jackets.
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