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A courtroom drama told in flashbacks, mostly through the eyes of the accused. Elinor Carlisle hated Mary Gerrard. Why? Because the love of her (entire) life, Roddy Welman, took one look at Mary's beautiful face and broke off his engagement to her. Ouch. My goodness, that stings. So when her aunt dies aft Leggi tutto

Come away, come away, death,And in sad cypress let me be laid;Fly away, fly away breath;I am slain by a fair cruel maid.My shroud of white, stuck all with yew,O, prepare it!My part of death, no one so trueDid share it. Shakespeare: Twelfth Night, Act II, Scene IV “And suddenly, for a vivid minute, He Leggi tutto

Agatha Christie Book Reading ChallengeBOOK 26 :- JAN 20214 STARS

[4.5⭐] 𝙐𝙣 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙧𝙚́𝙨 es una novela de misterio escrita por Agatha Christie y publicada en 1940. La historia sigue a Elinor Carlisle, una joven acusada de asesinato, cuya única esperanza de salvación recae en Hércules Poirot.  Lo primero que me llamó la atención de esta novela es su estructura por Leggi tutto

Sad Cypress is the 21st book in the Hercule Poirot series written by Agatha Christie. The book was published in 1940, but this series can be read out of order. I chose this book with my friend Medhat as a buddy read this month. I've seen several film and tv adaptations of Christie's books, but I've

Murder by poison! Love or greed ... or both? Elinor Carlisle, a sensible, well educated young woman, and her distant cousin, Roddy Welman, a somewhat less well focused amiable gentleman - perhaps even a bit of a dandy - are happily engaged. They both know they are living somewhat beyond their means b Leggi tutto

“A little difficult to know where you were with Elinor. She didn't reveal much of what she thought and felt about things. He liked that about her. He hated people who reeled off their thoughts and feelings to you, who took it for granted that you wanted to know all their mechanisms. Reserve was alwa Leggi tutto

Que bien me la paso con Agatha Christie. Este caso empieza con una primera parte narrada por Elinor Carlisle sentenciada por el asesinato de una mujer y muy posiblemente por el de su madre adoptiva también. Todas las pistas apuntan a ella ya que el primer asesinato puede tener por móvil quedarse con Leggi tutto