I hope that you had a chance to see “My Boy Jack” on Masterpiece theatre. It told the story of Rudyard Kipling’s son, Jack, who volunteered at age 17 for service in WWI and was killed just two weeks after getting to the front. The actor who portrays Harry Potter plays Jack and he does a marvelous job- as do all the actors ! The portrayal of Kipling made me want to read, for the first time, his Jungle Books and poetry.
Jacquiline Winspear has written a series that, like the PBS program, demonstrates the bitter effects of the First World War. The Maise Dobbs series begins with a book of the same name. The newest book in the series An Incomplete Revenge is fabulous. Maise is sent to investigate a mysterious string of arsons in a small village in Kent. In the process she deals with her, hidden, gypsy heritage and a number of signficant deaths. WInspear has a true knack for characterizations and page turning suspense. I highly recommend this excellent mystery series.
