A Daughter's a Daughter and Other Novels: A Mary Westmacott Omnibus

by Agatha Christie

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312274726
• ISBN13: 9780312274726
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Minotaur Books
• Length: 617 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

"Unfinished Portrait" tells the story

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.

Thoughtful, Offbeat novels

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.