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Absent in the Spring (Westmacott) (Paperback)

by Mary Westmacott (Author)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; New edition edition (19 May 1997)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006499473
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006499473
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 11.2 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 332,544 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'I've not been so emotionally moved by a story since the memorable Brief Encounter! Absent in the Spring is a tour de force which should be recognized as a classic.' New York Times 'Very readable indeed.' Times Literary Supplement

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A newly reissued edition of Agatha Christie's 'Mary Westmacott' novel, a Crime of the Heart novel about a loyal wife's discovery of her husband's infidelity. 'The one book that has satisfied me completely - the book I always wanted to write.' Agatha Christie 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. This sudden solitude compels Joan to assess her life for the first time ever and face up to many of the truths about herself. 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...

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3.0 out of 5 stars One of the best of her non-mystery novels, 21 Mar 2007
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Though it is a mystery without a murder. The central character is marooned in a guesthouse waiting for a train somewhere in the Middle East (something Christie experienced more than once). She runs out of reading material. There is nowhere to go but the desert. She is thrown back on herself and forced to reflect on her life. Bit by bit she begins to suspect that her life as a contented wife and mother in a peaceful country town where nothing ever happens is not as rosy as she thinks. And what's the real truth behind her daughter's marriage? Will she return home a different woman, changed by the insights sent her by the bareness of the desert? Read the book to find out.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Novel, 6 Jul 1999
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If you think Agatha's mystery novels are superb, wait till you read this one. This is the engaging tale of a middle-aged woman who is forced to sit with herself only, and think about herself and what her life is all about. It will make you think of your life at the same time, and what it means and how you treat the people you care about the most. I have enjoyed it tremendously and know you will also if you read it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD BOOK TO GET LOST IN., 15 Sep 1999
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If you like this book you will also love SToeln Moments, a splendid novel by Barbara Jeanne Fisher. ..Once I picked up Stolen Moments, I couldn't put it down. A love story not soon to be forgotten. It's exuberant, inspirational, breathtaking, and heart warming. . . .all at once. A book to be read over and over again."
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