{"product_id":"the-mapping-of-love-and-death-a-maisie-dobbs-novel-9780061987540","title":"The Mapping of Love and Death: A Maisie Dobbs Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the latest mystery in the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling series, Maisie Dobbs must unravel a case of wartime love and death--an investigation that leads her to a long-hidden affair between a young cartographer and a mysterious nurse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAugust 1914. Michael Clifton is mapping the land he has just purchased in California's beautiful Santa Ynez Valley, certain that oil lies beneath its surface. But as the young cartographer prepares to return home to Boston, war is declared in Europe. Michael--the youngest son of an expatriate Englishman--puts duty first and sails for his father's native country to serve in the British army. Three years later, he is listed among those missing in action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApril 1932. London psychologist and investigator Maisie Dobbs is retained by Michael's parents, who have recently learned that their son's remains have been unearthed in France. They want Maisie to find the unnamed nurse whose love letters were among Michael's belongings--a quest that takes Maisie back to her own bittersweet wartime love. Her inquiries, and the stunning discovery that Michael Clifton was murdered in his trench, unleash a web of intrigue and violence that threatens to engulf the soldier's family and even Maisie herself. Over the course of her investigation, Maisie must cope with the approaching loss of her mentor, Maurice Blanche, and her growing awareness that she is once again falling in love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the critically acclaimed bestseller \u003cem\u003eAmong the Mad\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Mapping of Love and Death\u003c\/em\u003e delivers the most gripping and satisfying chapter yet in the life of Maisie Dobbs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWinspear, Jacqueline:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJacqueline Winspear is the author of the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestsellers \u003cem\u003eThe Consequences of Fear, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe American Agent, To Die but Once, In This Grave Hour, Journey to Munich, A Dangerous Place, Leaving Everything Most Loved, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eElegy for Eddie\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as eight other bestselling Maisie Dobbs novels. Her standalone novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Care and Management of Lies\u003c\/em\u003e, was also a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller, and a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Winspear has won numerous prizes, including the Agatha, Alex, and Macavity awards for the first book in the series, \u003cem\u003eMaisie Dobbs, \u003c\/em\u003e which was also nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel and was named a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Notable Book. Originally from the United Kingdom, she lives in California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491406516498,"sku":"9780061987540","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5432c70c-3e64-46fc-b6da-6b56204fc065.jpg?v=1730540495","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mapping-of-love-and-death-a-maisie-dobbs-novel-9780061987540","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}