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Maisie Dobbs #2

Birds of a Feather

jacqueline winspear kim hicks

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Maisie Dobbs is back and this time she has been hired to find a wealthy grocery magnate's daughter who has fled from home. What seems a simple case at first becomes complicated when Maisie learns of the recent violent deaths of three of the heiress's old friends. Is there a connection between her mysterious disappearance and the murders? Who would kill such charming young women? As Maisie investigates, she discovers that the answers to all her questions lie in the unforgettable agony of The Great War.

0 pages, Audio Cassette

First published June 1,2004
Series
Maisie Dobbs
Literary awards
dilys award, agatha award, bruce alexander memorial historical mystery award, 
Places
united kingdom, 

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Format
0 pages, Audio Cassette
Published
June 1, 2005 by Chivers Sound Library
ISBN
9780792736646
ASIN
0792736648
Language
English
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  • Maisie Dobbs

    Maisie Dobbs

    Maisie Dobbs is a fictional character created by author Jacqueline Winspear. Maisie is a "psychologist and investigator" in post World War I London. A nurse during the war, Maisie returned to London to work with her mentor, accomplished detective Dr. Maur...

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About the author

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jacqueline winspear

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Jacqueline Winspear was born and raised in the county of Kent, England. Following higher education at the University of London's Institute of Education, Jacqueline worked in academic publishing, in higher education and in marketing communications in the UK.

She emigrated to the United States in 1990, and while working in business and as a personal / professional coach, Jacqueline embarked upon a life-long dream to be a writer.

A regular contributor to journals covering international education, Jacqueline has published articles in women's magazines and has also recorded her essays for KQED radio in San Francisco. She currently divides her time between Ojai and the San Francisco Bay Area and is a regular visitor to the United Kingdom and Europe.

Jacqueline is the author of the New York Times bestsellers A Lesson in Secrets, The Mapping of Love and Death, Among the Mad, and An Incomplete Revenge, and other nationally bestselling Maisie Dobbs novels. She has won numerous awards for her work, including the Agatha, Alex,
and Macavity awards for the first book in the series, Maisie Dobbs, which was also nominated for the Edgar Award for best novel and was a New York Times
Notable Book.

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* Maisie Dobbs

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nekonyans
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April 26,2025
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I’m enjoying getting to know Maisie and those in her orbit. Many regulars and of course the characters involved in the case.

Good story, good mystery, and I like how the history of the time is woven into the series.

If you’re looking for a good series, I recommend this one.

I listened to this on my walk and I must give a shout out to Kim Hicks as the reader. She is superb. 5 stars ⭐️ for the audio performance!
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SupMichael
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April 26,2025
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More mystery and less "background" than Maisie Dobbs. The war is nearly as present, though, despite it being 1930.
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ikasama-shoujo
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April 26,2025
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Another good Maisie Dobbs. I had it figured out about 2/3 the way thru, but still enjoyed the ride.
I think the inclusion of meditation and “spirituality” (for lack of a better word) gives these novels a very fresh take.
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yuzuruhanyuu
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April 26,2025
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I love this mystery series set in post World War I England. Maisie Dobbs is a young woman who has risen from the working class to the middle class through education and the social connections of Lady Rowen and Maurice Blanche. Along the way, she has been schooled in Fruedian psychology, is a devotee of the exercise program of Joselph Pilates, and has served as a nurse in France during the Great War. In this second book in the series, Maisie is hired to find a missing girl--the daughter of a wealthy family. The plot thickens when three friends of the missing heiress are found killed And in each case, a white feather has been left by the body. And we know what that means. A very enjoyable book that brings to life postwar England with all of its economic and class struggles.
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Sundae
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April 26,2025
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The subject of Birds of a Feather is pain—the kind of physical, mental, and emotional agony that exists only in real life and in the very best literary fiction. And yet, the story is very beautiful.

I categorize the books of the Maisie Dobbs series as "literary" rather than "mystery" because the focus is not really on the plot. Although they are well structured and provide plenty of suspense, the novels of Jacqueline Winspear are very rich in terms of the other elements of fiction: namely, character, theme, and setting. They provide genuine experience of the human condition—including severe, visceral pain—and psychological growth.

Because of this book, I have much greater insight than before into the effects of war—the wars of our own time as well as the "Great War"—which last for generations and twist the future in unexpected ways.

This author is a terrific master of the narrative, and this book is a time machine.

By this afternoon, I will have the next in the series.

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ClumsyMAL
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April 26,2025
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Excellent reader, able to do many voices and dialects.
The story was very complex with a surprising conclusion. The ending has a surprise finish, too.
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Hornpub
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April 26,2025
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I quite liked the first Maisie Dobbs book, so I was excited about the second. Regrettably, although I have enjoyed it, I've also found it much draggier than the first one. The setting, London et environs between the wars, is a bit wan this time around, and the language a bit stilted. Also, Winspear seems to like having THISMANY threads going on that Maisie has to assemble and solve. In the first book, I was engaged enough in the story that the endless coincidences seemed okay, and also there were only two or three threads. In the second, there are probably still only two or three, but it feels like there are a dozen. This is complicated by Maisie's various relationship issues - a suitor, an elderly parent, a mentor, etc etc etc. It's hard to keep track of ALL the close-to-home issues AND all the these-things-are-all-connected threads. Otherwise, I like Maisie, and I'm curious about how the series will be after this one. There are several, so...
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