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A review by kelsey1970
A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear
4.0
Just finished the last in the Maisie Dobbs series (so far, anyway), and I continue to love these books. Maisie never disappoints--she's a great character, and the stories are so interesting. A great combination of solving mysteries while also using the stories and characters to give you insight into the time period between World War I and World War II. How Europe was affected by WWI and how it led into WWII. Chilling and fascinating in a way that the history books never seem to be for me. Really reminds you why it is so important to study and learn from history.
This one was especially chilling as Winspear exposes the insidious nature of the rise of Nazi Germany and how it prayed on weak-minded people worn down by WWI and its aftermath--looking for leadership in all the wrong places. And how even those who weren't charmed by Hitler and the rise of fascist thought, often were lackadaisacal and didn't recognize the danger until it was too late.
This one was especially chilling as Winspear exposes the insidious nature of the rise of Nazi Germany and how it prayed on weak-minded people worn down by WWI and its aftermath--looking for leadership in all the wrong places. And how even those who weren't charmed by Hitler and the rise of fascist thought, often were lackadaisacal and didn't recognize the danger until it was too late.