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"The Westmacott novels are extraordinary."
--The Telegraph
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Finally Available Again--Three Classic Novels by Agatha Christie writing as Mary Westmacott
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 her 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:
A Daughter's Daughter: A daughter's opposition to her mother's plan to remarry threatens to destroy their relationship
Unfinished Portrait: Bereft of three people she has held most dear, Cecilla must decide if she has the strength to come to terms with the past.
The Burden: The burden of one sister's love for her younger sister--whom she's sworn to protect--has a drmatic effect on both their lives.
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 her 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:
A Daughter's Daughter: A daughter's opposition to her mother's plan to remarry threatens to destroy their relationship
Unfinished Portrait: Bereft of three people she has held most dear, Cecilla must decide if she has the strength to come to terms with the past.
The Burden: The burden of one sister's love for her younger sister--whom she's sworn to protect--has a drmatic effect on both their lives.
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Ann Prentice stood on the platform at Victoria, waving. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
"Unfinished Portrait" tells the story,
By Reader "angie42" (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Daughter's a Daughter and Other Novels: A Mary Westmacott Omnibus (Paperback)
Want to know more about Agatha Christie's famous "disappearance" many years ago? "Unfinished Portrait" is very autobiographical and explains her breakdown.The other two novels are almost as interesting. The other trilogy of Mary Westmacott novels is excellent. "Giant's Bread" is superb.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Thoughtful, Offbeat novels,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Daughter's a Daughter and Other Novels: A Mary Westmacott Omnibus (Paperback)
This is a collection of three novels by Agatha Christie under her pen name Mary Westmacott. The novels are well-written and easily accessible. They stories involve families with problems; daughter and mother conflict; child who needs to grow up; and daughter who is not loved by parents. All three books trace the main character through a long period of time. The books are somewhat sad. Things do not go well for these people. In the end the main character learns and grows and finds a solution to the problem. The daughter and mother resolve their conflict. The child who does not grow up learns to grow up the hard way and the daughter who is not loved learns to accept the love of her husband. These books get to the heart of the conflicts between people and that is valuable. They are high quality and do not resemble the murder mystery format that the author was famous for. These books are not high-brow and they are not targeted towards snooty intellectuals. I recommend them to anyone who wants to see how a good author creates characters and resolves conflicts between characters.
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4.4 out of 5 stars (5 customer reviews) 14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Thoughtful, Offbeat novels,
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Daughter's a Daughter and Other Novels: A Mary Westmacott Omnibus (Paperback)
This is a collection of three novels by Agatha Christie under her pen name Mary Westmacott. The novels are well-written and easily accessible. They stories involve families with problems; daughter and mother conflict; child who needs to grow up; and daughter who is not loved by parents. All three books trace the main character through a long period of time. The books are somewhat sad. Things do not go well for these people. In the end the main character learns and grows and finds a solution to the problem. The daughter and mother resolve their conflict. The child who does not grow up learns to grow up the hard way and the daughter who is not loved learns to accept the love of her husband. These books get to the heart of the conflicts between people and that is valuable. They are high quality and do not resemble the murder mystery format that the author was famous for. These books are not high-brow and they are not targeted towards snooty intellectuals. I recommend them to anyone who wants to see how a good author creates characters and resolves conflicts between characters. 6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
"Unfinished Portrait" tells the story,
By Reader "angie42" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: A Daughter's a Daughter and Other Novels: A Mary Westmacott Omnibus (Paperback)
Want to know more about Agatha Christie's famous "disappearance" many years ago? "Unfinished Portrait" is very autobiographical and explains her breakdown.The other two novels are almost as interesting. The other trilogy of Mary Westmacott novels is excellent. "Giant's Bread" is superb. 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Emotional Blackmail Heightens Mother/Daughter Conflict,
By Antoinette Klein - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: A Daughter's a Daughter (Mass Market Paperback)
"A Daughter's A Daughter" is one of six novels Agatha Christie wrote under the pseudonym of Mary Westmacott. Though decidedly different from her more famous mysteries, Christie brings her sharp observations of human nature into play in this tale of a widowed mother and her irrepressible daughter. After years of living together in devoted admiration, Ann Prentice and her daughter Sarah find themselves in conflict when a man falls in love with the mother and threatens to destroy the life they have grown accustomed to. Sarah does everything in her power to drive the man away, but at what price?Following the pair over the course of several years, the author details the fall-out of the daughter's action, the mother's revenge, and the values which allow them to find a happy conclusion. Edith, the wise housekeeper for the two women, recalls the old adage, "A son is your son till he takes a wife, but a daughter's a daughter all of her life." Though often dated in its depiction of women and the male/female roles (originally published in 1952) the analysis of the mother/daughter relationship and the forces which drive women to do less than admirable things will no doubt be satisfying for devotees of women's fiction. |
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