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Pardonable Lies

a Maisie Dobbs Novel
Aug 16, 2016jsjs rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This story is darker and more complex in many ways than the first three. I still find the Maisie character quite stiff and self-absorbed, but we see sides of her here that haven't been explored much yet -- for example, her relationship with her old friend Priscilla, as well as the buried pain she still carries about the war. The author's inevitable little fashion reports ("She was wearing a silk blouse/black shoes/blah blah") jump out as particularly out of place and annoying here in contrast to the deeper story. Despite this, Pardonable Lies is my favourite Maisie Dobbs story so far.