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Violence
Barely any
Murder and death are present but handled gently; some descriptions of war-related injury and loss
Language
None
Clean prose; no profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Some
The Great War's psychological aftermath — shattered men, survivor's guilt, grief — is the emotional core of the novel
What this book is about
Maisie Dobbs opens her own private detective agency in 1929 London — a remarkable achievement for a woman who began as a servant girl and survived the Great War as a battlefield nurse. Her first case investigating an apparently routine matter leads to a deeper mystery connected to a community of men shattered by the war. A beautifully atmospheric debut that is as much about trauma and healing as it is about mystery.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
World War I trauma and its lingering psychological effects
Death and grief handled sensitively
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