Jacqueline Winspear Biography
Jacqueline Winspear is an English mystery writer and author of the Maisie Dobbs series of books exploring the aftermath of World War I. She has won several mystery writing awards for books in this popular series.
Jacqueline Winspear Career
Winspear worked in academic publishing, higher education, and marketing communications after attending the University of London’s Institute of Education. In 1990, she moved to the United States. Winspear claimed that her interest in that era stemmed from her early knowledge of her grandfather’s suffering during World War I. Private investigator Maisie Dobbs unravels embarrassing and agonizing secrets resulting from her experiences in war. A talented working-class girl in a class-conscious England, she is able to attend an uncommon school because of her employer’s support, who hired her as a housemaid.
Winspear dropped out of school to serve in the Great War as a nurse, fell in love, and experienced personal loss. She completed her studies at the university after the war and began working under her mentor’s supervision. She establishes herself as an investigator in her own office after he retires. Dobbs emphasizes helping her clients heal and demands that they adhere to her moral principles. Throughout the novel series, she ages, and the events of the Great and Second World Wars are reflected in her cases.
Jacqueline Winspear Age
Winspear was born on April 30, 1955, in Kent, England. She is 68 years old as of 2023 and she celebrates her birthday on the 30th of April every year.
Jacqueline Winspear Height and Weight
Winspear stands at a height of 5 feet 6 inches. She has not disclosed her weight. However, this information will be updated when available.
Jacqueline Winspear Family
Winspear was born and raised in Cranbrook, Kent. She likes to keep her personal life private hence she has neither disclosed the names of her parent nor those of her siblings. However, this information will be updated when available.
Jacqueline Winspear Husband and Children
Winspear is married to John Morrell. She has not disclosed any information concerning whether or not she has any children. However, this information will be updated when available.
Jacqueline Winspear Salary
Winspear earns an annual salary of about $100,000-$500,000.
Jacqueline Winspear Net Worth
Winspear has an estimated net worth of about $1 Million – $7 Million which she has earned through her career as a writer and author.
Jacqueline Winspear Accident
Winspear, an avid horsewoman, had to spend a month in orthopedic “scaffolding” after suffering a terrible riding accident that crushed her right shoulder. She now attributes her increased mobility to the frustration of typing with one hand. She diligently completed her physical therapy exercises! Within a year, she recovered 85 percent, compared to her doctor’s prediction of 75 percent. But it only took two of those twelve months to finish Maisie Dobbs (Soho Press, 2003), which went on to win the Agatha Award for First Novel, the Macavity Award, and the Edgar Award for Best Novel that same year.
Jacqueline Winspear Books
- Maisie Dobbs (2003)
- Birds of a Feather (2004)
- Pardonable Lies (2005)
- Messenger of Truth (2006)
- An Incomplete Revenge (2008)
- Among the Mad (2009)
- The Mapping of Love and Death (2010)
- A Lesson in Secrets (2011)
- Elegy for Eddie (2012)
- Leaving Everything Most Loved (2013)
- A Dangerous Place (2015)
- Journey to Munich (2016)
- In This Grave Hour (2017)
- To Die but Once (2018)
- The American Agent Harper Collins, 2019.
- The Consequences of Fear (2021)
- A Sunlit Weapon (2022)
- The Care and Management of Lies New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2014.
- The White Lady New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2023.
- This Time Next Year We’ll Be Laughing (2020)