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A review by git_r_read
Among the Mad by Jacqueline Winspear
5.0
I love this series so much! It's been a while since I've visited with Maisie and her friends and family. Much too long. I have missed her. I especially like listening to the books as the narrator, Orlagh Cassidy, is perfect for Maisie and every character, but especially Maisie. Her voice is exactly as I imagine it in my cranium when I read them as print books.
I like how the story is more than the mystery to be solved. The surrounding characters have a story to tell too. This time, it's more with Maisie's assistant Billy's family. His wife is still immersed in her grief after the death of their young daughter. Her grief is so much that she has become neglectful of her sons and husband and they fear she will self-harm. Her doctor puts her in an asylum that does more harm than good.
The rest of the story is the mystery of the occurrences of gas attacks. Who is it and what else are they planning? Maisie is drawn in.
It's an amazingly told tale and I was sucked in immediately. I sat in the driveway or parking lot for just a little more time with the story and the characters.
It's a history lesson as much as it is a story and mystery. The aftermath of WWI in all its ugliness.
I can definitely recommend this book, this series and this author.
I like how the story is more than the mystery to be solved. The surrounding characters have a story to tell too. This time, it's more with Maisie's assistant Billy's family. His wife is still immersed in her grief after the death of their young daughter. Her grief is so much that she has become neglectful of her sons and husband and they fear she will self-harm. Her doctor puts her in an asylum that does more harm than good.
The rest of the story is the mystery of the occurrences of gas attacks. Who is it and what else are they planning? Maisie is drawn in.
It's an amazingly told tale and I was sucked in immediately. I sat in the driveway or parking lot for just a little more time with the story and the characters.
It's a history lesson as much as it is a story and mystery. The aftermath of WWI in all its ugliness.
I can definitely recommend this book, this series and this author.