Winspear Records
Winspear is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Jacqueline Winspear Jacqueline Winspear (born 30 April 1955) is a mystery writer, author of the ''Maisie Dobbs'' series of books exploring the aftermath of World War I. She has won several mystery writing awards for books in this popular series. Personal life and ... (born 1955), English writer * Violet Winspear (1928–1989), English writer {{Short pages monitor ...
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Jacqueline Winspear
Jacqueline Winspear (born 30 April 1955) is a mystery writer, author of the ''Maisie Dobbs'' series of books exploring the aftermath of World War I. She has won several mystery writing awards for books in this popular series. Personal life and career Winspear was born on 30 April 1955, and raised in Cranbrook, in Kent. She was educated at the University of London's Institute of Education and then worked in academic publishing, higher education and in marketing communications. She emigrated to the United States in 1990. Winspear stated that her childhood awareness of her grandfather's suffering in World War I led to an interest in that period. Maisie Dobbs series Maisie Dobbs is a private investigator who untangles painful and shameful secrets stemming from war experiences. A gifted working class girl in class-conscious England, she receives an unusual education thanks to the patronage of her employer, who had taken her on as a housemaid. She interrupts her education to work ...
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