The Comfort of Ghosts

I binge-read the first 17 books in Jacqueline Winspear’s historical fiction/mystery Maisie Dobbs series during the pandemic. Somehow, immersing myself in the years between World War I to World War II eased my anxiety about the current situation. Now, Winspear beautifully wraps up the series with The Comfort of Ghosts, as Britain begins to heal after the end of the war in 1945. Maisie discovers her late husband’s shocking secret, loses someone very dear to her, helps another heal, and generally tries to make her world a little more kind. I won’t say any more than that, so you can have the pleasure of discovering this story by yourself. I have loved getting to know this “investigator and psychologist” over the course of the books, and while I’m sad it’s the end (although Winspear says in her author’s note to never say never), I feel that Maisie and her family and friends may now find some peace as they look to the future.