Leaving Everything Most Loved: A Maisie Dobbs Novel - Softcover

Jacqueline Winspear

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0062255398 ISBN 13: 9780062255396

Publisher: Harper, 2013

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2013-03-26 Pages: 352 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US The death of an Indian immigrant leads Maisie Dobbs into a dangerous yet fascinating world and takes her in an unexpected direction in this latest chapter of the New York Times bestselling series that seems to get better with each entry (Wall Street Journal) .London. 1933. Two months after the body of an Indian woman named Usha Pramal is found in the brackish water of a South London canal. her brother. newly arrived in England. turns to Maisie Dobbs to find out the truth about her death. Not only has Scotland Yard made no arrests. evidence indicates that they failed to conduct a full and thorough investigation.Before her death. Usha was staying at an ayah s hostel alongside Indian women whose British employers turned them out into the street-penniless and far from their homeland-when their services...

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Review:

'Maisie Dobbs has not been created - she has been discovered. And what a revelation she is!' Alexander McCall Smith 'I'm a huge Maisie Dobbs fan' Lee Child 'An absorbing read' --The Observer

From the Back Cover:

London, 1933. Two months after Usha Pramal's body is discovered in the waters of a city canal, her brother, newly arrived in England, turns to Maisie Dobbs for help. Not only has Scotland Yard made no arrests, but evidence indicates they failed to conduct a full investigation. Usha had been staying at an ayah's hostel, a refuge for Indian women. As Maisie learns, Usha was different from the hostel's other residents. But with this discovery comes new danger, as a fellow lodger who was close to Usha is found murdered.

As Maisie is pulled deeper into an unfamiliar yet captivating subculture, her investigation becomes clouded by the unfinished business of a previous case, and by a growing desire to see more of the world. At the same time, her lover, James Compton, gives her an ultimatum she cannot ignore. Bringing a crucial chapter in the life and times of Maisie Dobbs to a close, Leaving Everything Most Loved signals a vital turning point in this remarkable series.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0062255398
• ISBN 13: 9780062255396
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352