{"product_id":"the-mapping-of-love-and-death-a-maisie-dobbs-novel-isbn-9780061727665","title":"The Mapping of Love and Death: A Maisie Dobbs Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Jacqueline Winspear chronicles the uncharted, sometimes rocky path chosen by her protagonist and delivers results that are educational, unique and wonderful.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Maisie Dobbs is a revelation.” \u003cbr\u003e— Alexander McCall Smith, author of \u003cem\u003eThe No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Jacqueline Winspear, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eAmong the Mad\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eAn Incomplete Revenge\u003c\/em\u003e, comes another thrilling installment in the Maisie Dobbs series. In \u003cem\u003eThe Mapping of Love and Death\u003c\/em\u003e, Winspear’s popular “psychologist and investigator” Maisie Dobbs is hired to unravel a case of wartime love and death, an investigation that leads her to a doomed affair between a young cartographer and a mysterious nurse.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eIn the latest mystery in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling series, Maisie Dobbs must unravel a case of wartime love and death—an investigation that leads her to a long-hidden affair between a young cartographer and a mysterious nurse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugust 1914. Michael Clifton is mapping the land he has just purchased in California's beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, certain that oil lies beneath its surface. But as the young cartographer prepares to return home to Boston, war is declared in Europe. Michael—the youngest son of an expatriate Englishman—puts duty first and sails for his father's native country to serve in the British army. Three years later, he is listed among those missing in action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApril 1932. London psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs is retained by Michael's parents, who have recently learned that their son's remains have been unearthed in France. They want Maisie to find the unnamed nurse whose love letters were among Michael's belongings—a quest that takes Maisie back to her own bittersweet wartime love. Her inquiries, and the stunning discovery that Michael Clifton was murdered in his trench, unleash a web of intrigue and violence that threatens to engulf the soldier's family and even Maisie herself. Over the course of her investigation, Maisie must cope with the approaching loss of her mentor, Maurice Blanche, and her growing awareness that she is once again falling in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the critically acclaimed bestseller \u003cem\u003eAmong the Mad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Mapping of Love and Death\u003c\/em\u003e delivers the most gripping and satisfying chapter yet in the life of Maisie Dobbs.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Excellent. . . . As Dobbs unravels the dead soldier’s past, her creator brings the story to a satisfying conclusion. But the real pleasure is Winspear’s insights into human beings and history.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“England between the wars is a milieu custom-made for fertile storytelling, and an excellent example is The Mapping of Love and Death. . . . Here, author Jacqueline Winspear invents a task worthy of the capable Dobbs’ skills.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Compelling.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople (3 ½ out of 4 stars)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Winspear surpasses herself in this absorbing novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Maisie Dobbs, the brave, insightful and compassionate heroine of Jacqueline Winspear’s mystery series, has a lock on the hearts of readers. . . . Winspear’s new novel about a kind ‘psychologist and investigator’ in ‘30s Britain spends as much energy on Dobbs and her circle of friends as it does on the mystery she solves, but doesn’t suffer for doing so.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Like all Winspear’s work, The Mapping of Love and Death engages the mind and enriches the heart. A novel of profound humanity, with a heroine who lives up to that word in every way, it leaves the reader marveling at Winspear’s flair for literate and absorbing fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A sleuth to treasure.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarilyn Stasio, New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A detective series to savor.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohanna McGeary, Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[Catches] the sorrow of a lost generation in the character of one exceptional woman.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDick Adler, Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“What charms most is Dobbs herself: a woman ‘not as adept in her personal life as she was in her professional domain,’ and all the more engaging for that.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTom Nolan, Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Endearing. . . . As often in this winning series, the action builds to a somewhat sad if satisfying conclusion.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An engaging plot coupled with captivating character makes this the best Dobbs novel to date.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In Maisie Dobbs, Jacqueline Winspear has given us a real gift. Maisie Dobbs has not been created—she has been discovered. Such people are always there amongst us, waiting for somebody like Ms. Winspear to come along and reveal them. And what a revelation it is!” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander McCall Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“When people ask me to recommend an author, one name consistently comes to mind: Jacqueline Winspear.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeirdre Donahue, USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889376522469,"sku":"NP9780061727665","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780061727665.jpg?v=1730231112","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-mapping-of-love-and-death-a-maisie-dobbs-novel-isbn-9780061727665","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}