Elegy for Eddie: A Maisie Dobbs Novel (9 in the Series)
por Winspear, Jacqueline
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- Perto de Excelente
- Capa dura
- Assinado
- first
- Condição
- Perto de Excelente/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0062049577
- ISBN 13
- 9780062049575
- Livreiro
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Rockville, Maryland, United States
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Sobre este item
New York: Harper, 2012. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. 2012 1st/1st novel and 9th in the superb Maisie Dobbs series. The author ***SIGNED & INSCRIBED*** the book on the title page. The HB is in Near Fine condition with no markings, bends or folds other than an expected bend in the upper and lower spine ends. The DJ is in Fine condition.
Avaliações
Em Dec 28 2014, CloggieDownunder disse:
“Everything good has a dark side, even generosity. It can become overbearing, intimidating, even humiliating – and no one likes to think someone else is pulling the strings….”
Elegy For Eddie is the ninth book in the Maisie Dobbs series by British-born American author, Jacqueline Winspear. Maisie Dobbs, psychologist and private investigator, is asked to investigate the supposedly accidental death of a simple man with an uncanny gift for dealing with horses. Eddie Pettit was well-known and loved amongst the costermongers of Covent Garden, former associates of Maisie’s father, Frankie, and they are sceptical about the circumstances of Eddie’s death.
As Billy Beale and Maisie try to discover a motive for his death, they learn that Eddie had certain special talents that were not apparent. Maisie discovers two other deaths that were ruled suicides but which strike her as suspicious, and Billy’s investigations land him in the hospital. His wife Doreen’s slowly-recovering mental health suffers a setback, and Maisie is taken to task for her need for control. Her relationship with James Compton takes a new direction, Maisie accepts counsel from an unexpected quarter and discovers a few surprising things about her father, her best friend’s husband and her lover.
This instalment is set in April 1933, against a background of increasing Fascism in Germany that signals the possibility of another war. Winspear touches on the power of the press, the subtle use of propaganda, and the balance between freedom of information and the need for national security, as well as the position of women in society. Winspear develops her main characters more fully and her plot takes a few unexpected turns. Another excellent Winspear mystery.
Em Dec 27 2014, um leitor disse:
“Everything good has a dark side, even generosity. It can become overbearing, intimidating, even humiliating – and no one likes to think someone else is pulling the strings….”
Elegy For Eddie is the ninth book in the Maisie Dobbs series by British-born American author, Jacqueline Winspear. Maisie Dobbs, psychologist and private investigator, is asked to investigate the supposedly accidental death of a simple man with an uncanny gift for dealing with horses. Eddie Pettit was well-known and loved amongst the costermongers of Covent Garden, former associates of Maisie’s father, Frankie, and they are sceptical about the circumstances of Eddie’s death.
As Billy Beale and Maisie try to discover a motive for his death, they learn that Eddie had certain special talents that were not apparent. Maisie discovers two other deaths that were ruled suicides but which strike her as suspicious, and Billy’s investigations land him in the hospital. His wife Doreen’s slowly-recovering mental health suffers a setback, and Maisie is taken to task for her need for control. Her relationship with James Compton takes a new direction, Maisie accepts counsel from an unexpected quarter and discovers a few surprising things about her father, her best friend’s husband and her lover.
This instalment is set in April 1933, against a background of increasing Fascism in Germany that signals the possibility of another war. Winspear touches on the power of the press, the subtle use of propaganda, and the balance between freedom of information and the need for national security, as well as the position of women in society. Winspear develops her main characters more fully and her plot takes a few unexpected turns. Another excellent Winspear mystery.
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- Livreiro
- Bren-Books.com (US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 009971
- Título
- Elegy for Eddie: A Maisie Dobbs Novel (9 in the Series)
- Autor
- Winspear, Jacqueline
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Perto de Excelente
- Condição de sobrecapa
- Fine
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0062049577
- ISBN 13
- 9780062049575
- Editorial
- Harper
- Local de publicação
- New York
- Data de publicação
- 2012
- Páginas
- 352
- Palavras-chave
- Mystery, Maisie Dobbs, England, Pre-WWII
- Catálogos de livreiros
- mystery;
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