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Absent in the Spring

A Mary Westmacott Novel

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Absent in the Spring

By: Agatha Christie
Narrated by: Jacqui Crago
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A striking novel of truth and soul-searching.

Returning from a visit to her daughter in Iraq, Joan Scudamore finds herself unexpectedly alone and stranded in an isolated rest house by flooding of the railway tracks.
Looking back over the years, Joan painfully re-examines her attitudes, relationships and actions and becomes increasingly uneasy about the person who is revealed to her…

Famous for her ingenious crime books and plays, Agatha Christie also wrote about crimes of the heart, six bittersweet and very personal novels, as compelling and memorable as the best of her work.

©2011 Mary Westamacott (P)2012 HarperCollins Publishers Limited Classics Crime Fiction Mystery Traditional Detectives Women's Fiction

Critic reviews

‘The one book that has satisfied me completely – the book I always wanted to write.’ Agatha Christie

‘A tour de force which should be recognized as a classic.’ New York Times
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As soon as I heard the first words in the sample I knew I would love this book. The voice and the manner of Jackie Crago suits this book perfectly. That is exactly how I imagined Joan Scudamore to sound. I knew the story, I'd read this book before and Iloved it.

My favourite book of all of Christie's books

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Not sure if Joan is a narcissistic manipulator or delusional and manipulative.
The "perfect book" (sarcasm intended) when you what to view life from an emotional abuser's viewpoint and listen to lies she tells herself.
I wished that Christie could have gifted us with a different outcome..... can't add more without adding spoilers.

Life from an emotional abuser's viewpoint

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