{"product_id":"the-comfort-of-ghosts-paperback","title":"The Comfort of Ghosts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Winspear\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA milestone in historical mystery fiction as Maisie Dobbs takes her final bow! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Comfort of Ghosts\u003c\/i\u003e completes Jacqueline Winspear's ground-breaking and internationally bestselling series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An outstanding historical series.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Winspear is a brilliant writer, mixing the history and the mystery with the psychology of criminals and victims\u003ci\u003e.\"--The Historical Novel Society\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePsychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs unravels a profound mystery from her past in a war-torn nation grappling with its future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLondon, 1945: Four adolescent orphans with a dark wartime history are squatting in a vacant Belgravia mansion--the owners having fled London under heavy Luftwaffe bombing. Psychologist and Investigator Maisie Dobbs visits the mansion on behalf of the owners and discovers that a demobilized soldier, gravely ill and reeling from his experiences overseas, has taken shelter with the group. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaisie's quest to bring comfort to the youngsters and the ailing soldier brings to light a decades-old mystery concerning Maisie's first husband, James Compton, who was killed while piloting an experimental fighter aircraft. As Maisie unravels the threads of her dead husband's life, she is forced to examine her own painful past and question beliefs she has always accepted as true. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe award-winning Maisie Dobbs series has garnered hundreds of thousands of followers, readers drawn to a woman who is of her time, yet familiar in ours--and who inspires with her resilience and capacity for endurance. This final assignment of her own choosing not only opens a new future for Maisie and her family, but serves as a fascinating portrayal of the challenges facing the people of Britain at the close of the Second World War.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacqueline Winspear\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eighteen novels in the award-winning, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, national and international bestselling series featuring psychologist-investigator Maisie Dobbs. In addition, Jacqueline's 2023 nonseries novel, \u003ci\u003eThe White Lady\u003c\/i\u003e, was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and national bestseller, and her 2014 WWI novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Care and Management of Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, was again a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and national bestseller, as well as a Dayton Literary Peace Prize finalist. Jacqueline has also published two nonfiction books, \u003ci\u003eWhat Would Maisie Do?\u003c\/i\u003e and an Edgar-nominated memoir, \u003ci\u003eThis Time Next Year We'll Be Laughing\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770330743072,"sku":"9781641296786","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7a4e1a7469c31a5a84127ab994bb1127_b09d9285-0133-40d7-bdf9-2570c5e7f7fb.webp?v=1780369407","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-comfort-of-ghosts-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}