"As a fan of her Maisie Dobbs novels, I couldn't wait to learn more about Jacqueline Winspear herself. This memoir takes the reader through the early and adolescent years of the author's life as well as the history of her parents. Winspear's memoir of an English country childhood is also a love letter to her parents, whose choices and outlook shaped her life. She paints a vivid picture of postwar England, and her story is engaging, vivid, and hopeful."
--Scott Lange, The Bookman, Grand Haven, MI
