Absent in the Spring

Today got up to 108 degrees F 🥵! It finally cooled off enough before dinner for me to paint a wall in the backyard and this audiobook kept me company while I applied the first coat.

This isn‘t what I was expecting, but Christie‘s style is all over it. Getting a lot of Hagar Shipley (from The Stone Angel) and Undine Spragg (if she were middle aged and had a conscience, from Custom of the Country) vibes from the MC. Not entirely pleasant 😬

LeahBergen Oh, Hagar? I may like this one. 👍 7mo

sarahbellum @LeahBergen so far, it‘s a very introspective journey through a middle aged woman‘s realization that her life is not perfect and she‘s largely to blame for her family‘s miseries 7mo

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BekaReid

Absent in the Spring | Mary Westmacott

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Having pretty much read all of Agatha Christie's novels in my teens and early 20's, I decided to read the novels she penned as Mary Westmacott. This one, Absent in the Spring, is an interesting exploration of this question, "If you'd nothing to think about but yourself for days on end I wonder what you'd find out about yourself." I enjoyed getting lost in Agatha Christie's writing again. Always a great distraction!

Freespirit I love her crime books but have read none of her others. 3y

BekaReid @Freespirit I hadn't either. C 3y

BekaReid @Freespirit (oops, hit send too early!) Currently working through another one now. While not mystery genre, they definitely have an Agatha Christie flavor and style exploring human nature. 3y

Freespirit I shall have to investigate them. Thank you for sharing 3y

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jfount

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I flew through this -- picked it up after work and finished it at 10pm. This was a Shedunnit-inspired purchase and a fascinating read. I'm not surprised that Agatha Christie was proud of this book, it's quite something.

Ajessgirl

Absent in the Spring | Agatha Christie

The most wonderful #achristieswapisannounced package from @rubyslippersreads !! I cannot wait to read all the books and also display the gorgeous edition of Miss Marple Stories. Love the tea, bookmark, and pin (“I do not approve of murder”), and the card is 👌. Thank you, thank you! My first order of business after this post is making a cup of Agatha ChrisTea and choosing which book to read first! 👇

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Ajessgirl @rubyslippersreads LOVE that we got each other the same Dorothy Sayers! 4y

erzascarletbookgasm Great gifts, luck girl! 💖😊 4y

LeahBergen I received this tea in the swap, too, from @DGRachel ! 😍 The Folio Society Miss Marple is a really lovely edition (I own it and love it). Great gifts! 4y

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Sophoclessweetheart The folio and tea are perfect! 4y

rubyslippersreads @Ajessgirl Me too! 😊 4y

rubyslippersreads So happy you liked everything. I had fun picking it all out. 4y

mabell Great pin! And love the card! 4y

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rubyslippersreads

Absent in the Spring | Mary Westmacott

For #agathachristielove, some of her books written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. I've only read the tagged book, but would like to read some of the others. #autumnreads

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LeahBergen I like the cover of The Rose and the Yew Tree! 6y

rubyslippersreads @LeahBergen I feel another collection coming on. 😂 6y

LeahBergen Yep. 😬 6y

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brennahawleycraig

Absent in the Spring | Mary Westmacott

so-so

This book is not at all what I expected. I always heard Agatha Christie's book under a pen name were romances. Either I heard wrong or the definition of romance in the 1940s was totally different. This reads more like I imagine Mad Men or Breaking Bad would in book format...namely, you're not supposed to like the main character, and she was AWFUL.

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