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Absent in the Spring: A Novel book cover by Agatha Christie, Mary Westmacott
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Absent in the Spring: A Novel

by Agatha Christie and Mary Westmacott

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Paperback · 224 pages HarperCollins · 2025

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Absent in the Spring

A captivating novel of self-discovery by Agatha Christie, written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott.

Agatha Christie, famous for her ingenious crime novels, also wrote about crimes of the heart. Written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, Christie’s tales of romantic suspense further explore the human psychology she was so intrigued by, freed from the expectations of her mystery fans.  

In one of six novels written under this nom de plume, Absent in the Spring tells the story of Joan Scudmore who, returning from a visit to her daughter in Iraq, finds herself unexpectedly alone and stranded in an isolated rest house by flooding of the railway tracks. This sudden solitude compels Joan to assess her life for the first time ever and face up to many difficult truths about herself. Looking back over the years, Joan painfully re-examines her attitudes, relationships and actions and becomes increasingly uneasy about the person who is revealed to her… 



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Publisher
HarperCollins
Authors
Agatha Christie, Mary Westmacott
Format
Paperback
Published
Jul 22, 2025
ISBN-13
9780063452671
ISBN-10
0063452677
Pages
224
Carton quantity
84 copies
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