“Jacqueline Winspear has created a memoir of her English childhood that is every bit as engaging as her Maisie Dobbs novels, just as rich in character and detail, history and humanity.” —Anne Lamott, bestselling novelist, essayist, memoirist & author

Discover Jacqueline Winspear's latest books, including The Comfort of Ghosts.

Together with The Comfort of Ghosts (June 2024), Jacqueline has written 18 novels in the award-winning Maisie Dobbs historical mystery series, including the New York Times bestsellers A Sunlit Weapon, The Consequences of Fear, The American Agent, To Die But Once, In This Grave Hour, Journey to Munich, A Dangerous Place, Leaving Everything Most ...

The White Lady introduces yet another extraordinary heroine from Jacqueline Winspear, creator of the best-selling Maisie Dobbs series. This heart-stopping novel, set in Post WWII Britain in 1947, follows the coming of age and maturity of former wartime operative Elinor White—veteran of two wars, trained killer, protective of her anonymity ...

Jacqueline Winspear has written a complex, multilayered plot firmly rooted in post-WWII England.” — Booktrib “Winspear excels at narrative depth, nurtures her heroine with affection, develops vibrant recurring characters and writes with refined British prose….

Maisie Dobbs Book 1. Maisie Dobbs, Psychologist and Investigator, began her working life at the age of thirteen as a servant in a Belgravia mansion, only to be discovered reading in the library by her employer, Lady Rowan Compton.

Anchored by thirty of Maisie’s most timeless quotes, coupled with Jacqueline Winspear’s inspiration for each nugget of wisdom, these reflections offer readers additional insight into the world of Maisie Dobbs and invite them to reflect on favorite moments and memories.

History comes alive when a character you think of as a friend is in the thick of the action. That’s how Jacqueline Winspear keeps her Maisie Dobbs mysteries so fresh. —New York Times

Article in CrimeReads: The Night Jacqueline Winspear Helped Her Father Steal a Christmas Tree. (December 2020) Jacqueline’s memoir listed by The New York Times as a New & Noteworthy Recent Title of Interest. (December 2020) Read Jacqueline’s essay, A Good Day To Remember Your Roots, for the UK’s Female First. (November 2020)

This is a memoir both evocative and unflinching. Without a trace of self-pity, Jacqueline Winspear portrays a childhood of rural poverty overcome by hard manual labor, lifelong love amid emotional wounds, and a profound understanding of how “the gift of place” creates meaning.