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Absent in the Spring and Other Novels
A Mary Westmacott Omnibus
by Agatha Christie ; Agatha Christie
ISBN: 0312273223
ISBN-13: 9780312273224
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Minotaur Books
Published date: 2001
Edition: 1th edition
Size: 5.5 x 8.25 inches
Weight: 1.3 pounds
Pages: 644
Publisher's Notes
First published between 1930 and 1956, the six novels written by Agatha Christie under the name Mary Westmacott, regarded by some as the writer's finest work, show a very different side of this writer's talent. What they share with her other fiction is Christie's gift for sharp observations about people, the ambitions that drive them, their relationships, and the conflicts that erupt between them. This omnibus edition brings together three of the Westmacott novels: * Absent in the Spring - stranded between trains, Joan Scudamore finds herself reflecting upon her life, her family, and finally coming to grips with the uncomfortable truths about her life
* Giant's Bread - the story of Vernon Deyre, a composer and pianist whose obsession with art with the two very different women in his life
* The Rose and the Yew Tree - Isabella Charteris must choose between the expectations of her class and the possibility of love Now available again for the first time in over a decade, the Mary Westmacott novels will surprise new readers and delight longtime fans.
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Absent in the Spring
Christie, Agatha
New York: Dell Publishing, 1967 1967 dell publishing paperback edition. Mild to moderate rubbing/edgewear to wraps. Stamped.. Mass Market Paperback. Good/n/a. ( more information) Offered by The Book Women (United States)
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Absent in the Spring, and Other Novels
Westmacott, Mary; Christie, Agatha
Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.: ST MARTINS PRESS, 2001 VERY GOOD TRADE PAPER. TRADE PAPER. Very Good. Illus. by Poesal. ( more information) Offered by MEADOR BOOKS (United States)
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Absent in the Spring, and Other Novels (Includes Giant's Bread; Rose and the Yew Tree.)
Westmacott, Mary (Also writes as Agatha Christie)
St. Martin's Minotaur [0-312-27322-3] 2001, 1st thus. (Trade paperback) Very good. . . . Also writes as Agatha Christie. . . . Includes Giant's Bread & The Rose and the Yew Tree. . . . (Romance) < - Buy with confidence. We've been selling quality collectible books since 1965. - >. ( more information) Offered by Grant Thiessen / BookIT Inc. (United States)
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Absent in the Spring and Other Novels: Absent in the Spring -- Giant's Bread -- The Rose and the Yew Tree (Mary Westmacott Omnibus, No. 1) (Qty: 5)
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Christie, Agatha; Westmacott, Mary
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