Jacqueline Winspear
Jacqueline Winspear
Jacqueline Winspear is a mystery writer, author of the ‘Maisie Dobbs’ series of books which explore the aftermath of World War I. She has won several mystery writing awards for books in this popular series...
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ProfessionWriter
generally horses love
I love dogs, horses and generally all animals.
hero uniforms shame
Shame, isn’t it? That we only like our heroes out in the street when they are looking their best and their uniforms are ‘spit and polished,’ and not when they’re showing us the wounds they suffered on our behalf.
messengers coincidence
Coincidence is a messenger sent by truth.
worry anxiety doe
Yes, it does make the load rather heavy if you carry tools for every eventuality.
hope war thinking
in this great war [WWI] ... they had, all of them, on all sides, lost their freedom. The freedom to think hopefully of the future.
distance journey judging
Never judge a journey by the distance...
time art art-of-living
only when we have a respect for time will we have learned something of the art of living.
interesting eras certain
Im a storyteller; that is what I do. And Im particularly interested in history; and in history of a certain era. But what is interesting for me is how many, how many things you see repeated.
time editors way
if the way ahead is not clear, time is often the best editor of one's intentions.