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soniapage's review against another edition
3.0
After a slow start, this books takes off with interesting anecdotes of Agatha Christie's time spent on digs in Syria with her archaeologist husband. Not a technical book, just interesting and highly amusing stories.
nuthatch's review against another edition
5.0
Agatha Christie's second husband, Max Mallowan, was an archaeologist. This book is her account of an archaeological expedition the couple took to Syria in the 1930s. The archaeology of that era seems pretty shocking now. It was more pot hunting than careful excavation but it was standard practice at that time. Even so it was fascinating to read about their explorations in a Syria that no longer exists and the many cultures and religious groups that lived in the area. This book is very well written and hilarious in places. Highly recommended.
hvogado's review against another edition
4.0
Um diário pessoal da grande escritora de policiais e mistério. Aqui revela uma parte de si e com o seu marido Max, arqueólogo em escavações no final dos anos 30, nos confins da Síria. As populações, as pessoas com quem ela contactou e ajudou. Leitura muito agradável, com um toque de humor inglês e a visão de uma parte do Médio Oriente que ainda era colonial. Hoje em dia como estarão estas aldeias no meio de uma guerra civil neste país?
littletaiko's review against another edition
4.0
So happy that someone selected this book for me to read this year. I have long been a fan of Agatha Christie but for some reason have never read her memoir about her time in Syria until now. She has such an optimistic, humorous outlook on life that it's a bit surprising that she ended up writing so many murder mysteries. Then again, she's very pragmatic and not afraid of the realities of life.
cimorene1558's review against another edition
5.0
I love this. It's an account of her time on the digs of her archaeologist second husband, and it's quite delightful and very funny.
darcerenity's review against another edition
2.0
Not nearly as good as her autobiography, let alone the mysteries. Mildly humorous, not particularly detailed.
jasmiinaf's review against another edition
4.0
Agatha Christie is so funny and this was a lovely story about her own life in the 30's. I'm glad I bought this.
ellelainey's review
4.0
I love Agatha Christie. I love archaeology. This was the perfect combination of the two.
I love how Agatha writes while Max does his archaeology thing as well as he does. I love that they're a team and a partnership. I love how she finds inspiration in what he does and how she catches the bug for archaeology from him.
An amazing insight into Agatha's life and her expansion into married life and archaeological investigation.
I love how Agatha writes while Max does his archaeology thing as well as he does. I love that they're a team and a partnership. I love how she finds inspiration in what he does and how she catches the bug for archaeology from him.
An amazing insight into Agatha's life and her expansion into married life and archaeological investigation.
quirkydino's review against another edition
4.0
I picked up an Agatha Christie from the book store for some vacation reading and didn’t read the description, so I was surprised by the lack of murder and mystery
mg_libros's review against another edition
4.0
84/2023
En esta ocasión acompañamos a los Mallowan a sus excavaciones en Asia. Hay mucho colonialismo y mucho paternalismo, por supuesto. Pero es una crónica encantadora de esos viajes, de cómo esta panda de ingleses se va a la otra punta del mundo para conocer cómo vivían nuestros antepasados.
Como siempre, es una escritora muy amena y se lee en un suspiro.
En esta ocasión acompañamos a los Mallowan a sus excavaciones en Asia. Hay mucho colonialismo y mucho paternalismo, por supuesto. Pero es una crónica encantadora de esos viajes, de cómo esta panda de ingleses se va a la otra punta del mundo para conocer cómo vivían nuestros antepasados.
Como siempre, es una escritora muy amena y se lee en un suspiro.