Mary Westmacott
Birth date: September 15, 1890
Died: January 12, 1976
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The Burden is the first of the books written by Agatha Christie under her Mary Westmacott nom de plume that I've read, although it was the last one published. It was published in 1956, the same year she published Hickory Dickory Dock and Dead Man's Folly. This is a very strange little book centere...
"Joan felt a little gentle glow as she turned away from her image in the glass. She thought, Well, it’s nice to feel one’s been a success at one’s job. I never wanted a career, or anything of that kind. I was quite content to be a wife and mother. I married the man I loved, and he’s been a success a...
Many people are familiar with Agatha Christie's mysteries. We've grown accustomed to stumbling over bodies in libraries, discovering that seemingly innocuous, hen-pecked husbands are actually homicidal maniacs, and having perfectly innocent train rides turn into murder scenes. Oh yes, Agatha Christi...
Full review at: http://thebookshelfgargoyle.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/whats-in-a-name-challenge-absent-in-the-spring/I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. I was expecting more soppiness, given that the Westmacott collection had been touted as romance novels, but was happy to fi...
Unfinished Portrait begins with a simple interaction between a man and a woman. Larraby, and Celia. Although there is nothing normal about this meeting, nor was it just chance. Celia is contemplating suicide. She has lost everything and everyone that she has ever cared for, has made decisions she wi...
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