Lou Pritchard asked Jacqueline Winspear:

I LOVE Masie Dobbs! The stories are so interesting and so fun to read. Who was your inspiration for this character? Does she have anything in common with your family ?

Jacqueline Winspear Hello Lou, As quite a few people are asking the same question, I thought it would be best if I gave you a link to my website, to a page where I talk about the genesis of Maisie Dobbs. Frankly, she is not modeled on any given person, but was inspired by an extraordinary generation of women in Britain - the first generation of women to go to war in great numbers in modern times. Here are a couple of links - I hope you enjoy them, as I've included an article I wrote about the women of Britain in WW1:

http://jacquelinewinspear.com/A%20Con...

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles...

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What are your sources for the details of the period you write about? Do you interview people who lived in England and Europe during the wars? I appreciate your personalizing the war with strong characters who represent what people endured during that period.

Rona asked Jacqueline Winspear:

Are you considering writing another sequel to the “Care and management of lies?” I’m in the middle of reading “to die but once” and find it much more fulfilling than the previous book in this series. Thanks so much for giving us Maisie Dobbs!!

Carole Russell asked Jacqueline Winspear:

Is Maisie based on a real historical person or someone you know? She is so human that your readers are captured by her. Your mystery writing is different in that there is always a murder that forms the nucleus of the novel, but her relationships with Billy, James, Priscilla, etc. are honest, insightful, sincere, and even humorous that you have become my favorite writer!!

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I LOVE Masie Dobbs! The stories are so interesting and so fun to read. Who was your inspiration for this character? Does she have anything in common with your family ?

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What are your sources for the details of the period you write about? Do you interview people who lived in England and Europe during the wars? I appreciate your personalizing the war with strong characters who represent what people endured during that period.

Are you considering writing another sequel to the “Care and management of lies?” I’m in the middle of reading “to die but once” and find it much more fulfilling than the previous book in this series. Thanks so much for giving us Maisie Dobbs!!

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