#booksIlove: The Maise Dobbs series

Titles: The Maise Dobbs series, by Jacqueline Winspear

First time I read the book: I read book one when it was published in 2003. 

There are 18 books in this detective series. Masie Dobbs is the main character, who is a quiet, assertive, thoughtful, and decisive person, and is richly portrayed. The series starts post-WWI and continues until just after the end of WWII. Each plot is complex and solid. 

Winspear is a wizard at weaving missing-persons cases, or murder mysteries, with historical facts and social commentary. 

I do not know of any murder mystery series, even those written by Elisabeth George, that is so skillfully written.

Whenever I am feeling down, I start at the beginning again and let the elegant storytelling draw me into sunlight.

Growing old and a good hang

What I love about women in entertainment nowadays is their willingness to be fangirls for each other across industries, generations, and backgrounds. One of my podcast favourites is Amy Poehler's Good Hang. My, how she manages to draw out the beauty and funniness of her guests. She makes them shine.

I loved this week's show, particularly what Brandi Carlile said about enjoying the process of growing old: "If I am ever in a bus accident and seeing my life pass before my eyes, it will all be about the last five years."