Litsy

To Die but Once: A Maisie Dobbs Novel | Jacqueline Winspear

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Maisie confronts political change in #14 in this series.

It‘s 1940.Britain & France are at war with Germany.Maisie is hired to investigate the disappearance of a young man who is working on a secret contract.During the investigative process,Maisie discovers links to the underworld,a beloved friend‘s son goes missing,& allied forces are stranded on the French Coast of Dunkirk.Each of these events affect Maisie‘s life. #serieslove2024

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TheSpineView Fantastic! 7mo

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kspenmoll

To Die but Once: A Maisie Dobbs Novel | Jacqueline Winspear

Started this tonight;happy to be in Maisie‘s world after so much excitement in my world!
Glued to TV-two nail biting Women‘s basketball games: Iowa with Caitlin Clark,beat LSU, 94-87 to make the Final Four, followed by UConn with Paige Bueckers,beat USC 80-73.Iowa & UConn play each other next.It will be beyond a miracle if UConn wins! #bleedblue #UConn This household is so excited.Both UConn‘s Women & Men‘s bb teams the Final Four! #serieslove2024

Andrew65, TheSpineView

kspenmoll @andrew65 A little crazy over University of Connecticut sports as my son is an alumnus, also he is a huge soccer (football) fan of many teams here & in UK as his cousins lives in Tyne & Wear, UK. (edited) 8mo

Librarybelle I was just talking to a friend the other day about Maisie Dobbs. I have not read a book with her for years! It makes me want to start from the beginning again. Hooray for your Final Four excitement! 8mo

TheSpineView Fantastic! 8mo

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KristiAhlers

Dunkirk: The History Behind the Major Motion Picture | Joshua Levine

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This book was so powerful and so full of information. This #nonfiction read I think will be my favorite for the month. Such a stressful part of WWII #bookspin @thearomaofbooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! 8mo

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TheHeartlandBookFairy

The Maggie Bright | Tracy Groot

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The Maggie Bright by Tracy Groot was our November book choice for our local author challenge...
Tracy is a Christy Award-winning author and the Maggie bright lived up to all my expectations. I love historical fiction and this book is set in 1940's England when Claire child's inheritance the Maggie Bright, a 52' yacht. Clare has big plans but the Maggie Bright holds mysteries and war intervenes. While I really enjoyed this(cont in comments)...

TheHeartlandBookFairy story and would absolutely recommend it, I will say it took me a little while to really get into it. Maybe it's just a busy time of the year or maybe that's just how it is but I'm glad I stuck with it and ended up hooked on the story!👍👍 2y

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emmaturi

To Die but Once: A Maisie Dobbs Novel | Jacqueline Winspear

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Another Maisie Dobbs book, this time set during the excavation of Dunkirk during WWII. It is an easy read and enjoyable.

MrsK I haven‘t read any of this series yet. Can you jump in anywhere, or star at the beginning? 2y

emmaturi I suppose you could start anywhere, but it is best to start at the beginning as the lives of the characters their stories continue all the time. @MrsKinvestigates 2y

MrsK @emmaturi 👍 2y

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andrew61

The Snow Goose and The Small Miracle | Paul Gallico

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All done with this beautiful story of a reclusive man who cares for birds ,develops a friendship with a young girl who brings an injured goose to him. When Dunkirk needs boats he goes to save many lives + a legend emerges of a boat + goose. With another short tale equally moving I was wiping my eyes.
I love a 2nd hand bk with a message, but wonder who Eric was !

#booked2021 #under150pages
@Cinfhen @4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Cinfhen Love the photos and review 😍 3y

BarbaraTheBibliophage Sounds lovely! 3y

TheLudicReader That looks like Jenny Agutter on the cover. Is there a movie? 3y

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merelybookish I saw this on your Goodreads and was so taken by the cover! 3y

andrew61 @Cinfhen @BarbaraTheBibliophage thank you ,another book that I'm glad I got to for the challenge. 3y

andrew61 @TheLudicReader @merelybookish Yes it's a great cover and I was also unaware of the film with the lovely jenny agutter, and apparently Richard Harris as well. 3y

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Debblyliz

Dunkirk: Fight to the Last Man | Hugh Sebag-Montefiore

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A very detailed book which describes the lead up and aftermath of Dunkirk using accounts of those present. Long but worth investing the time! Full review here: https://thecuriousmagpie2018.wordpress.com/2020/11/25/audiobook-dunkirk-by-hugh-...

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lahousewyfe

To Die but Once: A Maisie Dobbs Novel | Jacqueline Winspear

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Maisie Dobbs is investigating again as France falls during WWII. She is very much on the home front, dealing with all that entails. Missing young men and their ideas of heroism invade this book. Entertaining to read and hard to put down once it ended.

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