{"id":13974,"date":"2025-08-24T06:19:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T13:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=13974"},"modified":"2025-08-23T20:20:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T03:20:24","slug":"maisie-dobbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/maisie-dobbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Maisie Dobbs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"187\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Winspear.MaisieDobbs.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13975\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Maisie Dobbs series of books one through eleven, reviewed by Marlene Cullen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Winter 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I needed escapism reading . . . where a heroine cracks the case, the murder gets solved, the valuables are restored, and at the end, I smile with satisfaction after absorbing excellent writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so, I re-read the first eleven books in the Maisie Dobbs series by <a href=\"https:\/\/jacquelinewinspear.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jacqueline Winspear<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even though they were published between 2014 and 2016, some scenes could be describing today\u2019s political events. I wonder how Jacqueline had the prescience to do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Her books contain inspirational messages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBirds of a Feather,\u201d page 220<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTell me, Dr. Dene, if you were to name one thing that made the difference between those who get well quickly and those who don\u2019t, what would it be?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf I were to name one thing, it would be acceptance. Some people don\u2019t accept what has happened. They are stuck at the point of the event that caused the injury. They keep thinking back to when it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Page 264<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn learning about myths and legends of old, we learn something of ourselves. Stories are never just stories. They contain fundamental truths about the human condition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A friend\u2019s comments about the Maisie Dobbs books, \u201cI like the way Maisie grows, and I like the metaphysical&nbsp;aspects.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I haven\u2019t read her last nine books, so I can\u2019t comment on them. I recommend the first eleven, especially if you need to \u201cget away in a Calgon way\u201d with a book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maisie Dobbs series of books one through eleven, reviewed by Marlene Cullen Winter 2025 I needed escapism reading . . . where a heroine cracks the case, the murder gets solved, the valuables are restored, and at the end, I smile with satisfaction after absorbing excellent writing. 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