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I don’t usually read historical novels.  I like my fiction firmly rooted in the present, but even though An Incomplete Revenge is set in 1931, I enjoyed the interesting plot and the strong, independent, intelligent protagonist.   This is the fifth book in the series by Winspear all featuring Maisie Dobbs, a young woman who grew up in a poor working class family but got a chance at a first rate education and is now a psychologist and investigator working on her own in London.  In this book, she is called upon to investigate a small village that is plagued with minor acts of vandalism including a string of fires.  She must break through the silence that surrounds the town and find the secrets they are hiding.  Maisie walks a fine line between where she came from and how she lives now.   Her experiences as a nurse in the war has made her sensitive to many different people in many different situations and she is able to command respect in a time that single women were often dismissed.  I think if you try this series you will enjoy meeting Maisie Dobbs and reading about her life in London almost eighty years ago.

Karen - Fort Mill                                  ISBN 9780805082159