Unfinished Portrait

Unfinished Portrait

Taschenbuch
3.01

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Beschreibung

A stunning novel of death and destiny.Bereft of the three people she has held most dear - her mother, her husband and her daughter - Celia is on the verge of suicide. Then one night on an exotic island she meets Larraby, a successful portrait painter, and through a long night of talk reveals how she is afraid to commit herself to a second chance of happiness with another person, yet is not brave enough to face life alone. Can Larraby help Celia come to terms with the past or will they part, her outcome still uncertain?Famous for her ingenious crime books and plays, Agatha Christie also wrote about crimes of the heart, six bittersweet and very personal novels, as compelling and memorable as the best of her work.

Buchinformationen

Haupt-Genre
Romane
Sub-Genre
Zeitgenössische Romane
Format
Taschenbuch
Seitenzahl
352
Preis
13.00 €

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This was a very interesting pick for this months #ReadChristie2023 challenge. I was aware that Christie published a few novels under a pseudonym but I did not know that these seem to be wastly different from her usual crime fiction. At least this was the case for "Unfinished Portrait". It has absolutely nothing to do with murder mysteries but is much more a autobiographical novel about love, betrayal, life decisions and how to overcome loss and failure. I struggled quite a bit with this read in the beginning. It is a very moving novel and I also loved the subtle but at the same time obvious references to Agatha Christie's own life. However, in many parts the plot was dragging own way to long in my opinion and the climax only happens during the last 50 pages. Nevertheless, this is a very well written novel - just plainly not what you would expect from Christie at all!

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