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On the Blue Train

On the Blue Train 1

by Kristel Thornell
Paperback
Age range: + years old Publication Date: 28/09/2016
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What did happen to Agatha Christie during her mysterious eleven-day disappearance just as she was on the cusp of fame? Mixing fact and fantasy, an entrancing novel of creativity and grief.

From the winner of the Dobbie Literary Award, the Barbara Ramsden Award and the Andrew Eiseman Award.

Yes, she said, finally. Breaks are important. There are times when it's wiser to get away. From it all.

It was the work of a moment: On 4 December 1926, Agatha Christie became Teresa Neele, resident of the spa hotel, the Harrogate Hydro. With her wedding ring left behind, and her minimal belongings unpacked, the lost days begin.

Lying to her fellow guests about the death of a husband and child, Teresa settles in to the anonymity she so fiercely desires. Until Harry McKenna, bruised from the end of his own marriage, asks her to dance.

In this entrancing novel of creativity and grief, Kristel Thornell combines fact and fantasy to reconstruct Agatha Christie's retreat from a life that had become too difficult. With verve and sensitivity, Thornell imagines what Christie could not write.

ISBN:
9781760293109
9781760293109
Category:
Fiction
Age range:
+ years old
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
28-09-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
ALLEN & UNWIN
Country of origin:
Australia
Pages:
352
Dimensions (mm):
234x153mm
Kristel Thornell

Kristel Thornell's debut work of fiction, Night Street, was the co-winner of the Vogel's award in 2009 and was much acclaimed when published in 2010. On the Blue Train is her second novel.

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Agatha Christie disappeared for eleven days in 1926 and much has been written about this period. There are very few facts and the author herself never spoke publicly of it. This another speculative novel about this event. Having read others I found this particular one to be tedious and boringly verbose in the extreme. Don’t waste your time or money.

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