Book Review: 'Maisie Dobbs'

Fresh Air | By Maureen Corrigan

Published August 13, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Jacqueline Winspear's debut novel, Maisie Dobbs.

Maureen Corrigan

Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, is The Nicky and Jamie Grant Distinguished Professor of the Practice in Literary Criticism at Georgetown University. She is an associate editor of and contributor to Mystery and Suspense Writers (Scribner) and the winner of the 1999 Edgar Award for Criticism, presented by the Mystery Writers of America. In 2019, Corrigan was awarded the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing by the National Book Critics Circle.

See stories by Maureen Corrigan

A records flaw could block thousands in Arizona from voting in state and local races

Wayne Schutsky

Arizona officials say the flaw could disqualify nearly 100,000 people from voting in non-federal races. At issue is proof of citizenship records required by the state to participate in such elections.
A man's therapist challenged him to a race. He said it was a spark of life

On this week's "My Unsung Hero:" In 2014, Wil was being treated for major depression at an inpatient mental health program. One day, his therapist issued a challenge that renewed his sense of purpose.
The body transforms in remarkable ways during pregnancy. So does the brain

Gus Contreras

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Emily Jacobs of UC Santa Barbara about how pregnancy reshapes the brain, the subject of a study out this week in the journal Nature Neuroscience.