Delightful, quick, easy read. Very satisfying

This book is more about the evolving relationship between Maisie and James Compton than it is a mystery/thriller. That's ok, it's still good reading and well written. I also presume to think that it's a transitional Maisie story. For the author to continue to use this character, I think that she has to have Maisie evolve. Ms. Winspear starts that process in this story.

I have one very important way to tell that I have found a book series worth continuing, that is when I can feel a personal and visceral connection to both the protagonist and the author. In the Maisie Dobbs series I have found that connection. Maisie has become my hero, my conscience, and my friend and Jacqueline Winspear has become my new favorite author! For me, this series has been both a history lesson and a profound personal experience as I follow Ms. Winspear's weaving of her own life philosophy with Maisie's somewhat Victorian views of human nature. The journey through all of the Maisie Dobbs books has been exciting, heartwarming, provocative and insightful - all required elements in a beautiful reading experience. Elegy for Eddie has been no different - the only disappointment with this latest novel is that it had to end. I wait, impatiently, for another installment in the saga and I can't wait to see how Maisie survives, along with the rest of the cast, the horror that was WWII. Thank you Ms. Winspear for bringing Maisie to life - you are a gifted writer!!

Love this series, but this book was just not that interesting. It seemed like outtakes.

As with the entire Maisie Dobbs series, another adventure incorporating history, lifestyles, family, and relationships. Can't wait for the next and the next and the next...