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A review by dimitypee
A Lesson in Secrets by Jacqueline Winspear
3.0
I read the Maisie Dobbs novels because I enjoy them and they are nice easy reads and this addition to the series was no exception. I like that this series is set in the inter-war years because not many books are and Winspear makes the late 1920s and early 1930s very compelling.
I do have some criticisms with this book; I think that Maisie’s foray into academia makes a lot of her questioning seem very transparent and unbelievable and as a reader, I had a hard time believing that all these people would pour their hearts out to an university lecturer. I also feel Winspear painted the culprit in a very sympathetic light-sympathetic enough that I was quite displeased with their fate and feel that the author should have finished the book differently. All in all, fans of the series are liable not to be disappointed with the new installation.
I do have some criticisms with this book; I think that Maisie’s foray into academia makes a lot of her questioning seem very transparent and unbelievable and as a reader, I had a hard time believing that all these people would pour their hearts out to an university lecturer. I also feel Winspear painted the culprit in a very sympathetic light-sympathetic enough that I was quite displeased with their fate and feel that the author should have finished the book differently. All in all, fans of the series are liable not to be disappointed with the new installation.