Richland Library Sandhills
Second Wednesday Book Group
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Read at your own pace and then join us at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 8 for a lively discussion. (A virtual option will be provided: after registering, a Zoom link will be sent to the e-mail address associated with your library card one day prior to the event.)
You may pick up a physical copy at the Sandhills drive-thru. If you'd like to pick it up at another location, please contact mryan@richlandlibrary.com.
Maisie Dobbs entered domestic service in 1910 at thirteen, working for Lady Rowan Compton. When her remarkable intelligence is discovered by her employer, Maisie becomes the pupil of Maurice Blanche, a learned friend of the Comptons. In 1929, following an apprenticeship with Blanche, Maisie hangs out her shingle: "M. Dobbs, trade and personal investigations." She soon becomes enmeshed in a mystery surrounding The Retreat, a reclusive community of wounded WWI veterans. At first, Maisie only suspects foul play, but she must act quickly when Lady Rowan's son decides to sign away his fortune and take refuge there. Maisie hurriedly investigates, uncovering a disturbing mystery, which, in an astonishing denouement, gives Maisie the courage to confront a ghost that has haunted her for years.