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Absent in the Spring by Mary Westmacott, Agatha Christie

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What a lovely surprise this book was. After a dreadful murder mystery I decided to finally read my way through Agatha Christie and by chance started with a book by her that's not a mystery at all. And yet it has beautifully orchestrated discoveries and revelations. It's wonderfully written and I highly recommend this book.

auraaleksandra's review against another edition

0.5

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

unikeiju's review against another edition

3.5

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

erica_lynn_huberty's review

3.0

Almost 4-stars; But more importantly-- this Virginia Woolf-like introspective modernist novel has all the hallmarks of Christie's myteries (well-paced, page-turner, layers of "clues") but is not a mystery at all. Nor is it a Romance, per se. Rather, it is a deeply psychological and emotional journey of a woman of middle age, stranded near Iraq in the 1930s and looking back on her life, family, and her own role as a mother and wife in England. Quite stunning in its own way.

kouw's review

4.0

You start with this middle aged lady who has done really well for herself and you end with a head full of thoughts.
It's profoundly different from Agatha Christie's detective and mystery stories. Or is it? Isn't she always giving you little insight into the character's psyche.
Very much recommend - not only to a Christie fan, but to anyone interested in self discovery and facing inner demons.