pickAnother belated review from January!
I have been blown away by the depth of psychological insight in each of the Mary Westmacott novels. This was excellent as well, but also at times excruciating to read—mainly because of that depth of insight. Christie gives such a clear view of each character, and the motivations behind their actions, while simultaneously showing their inability or refusal to see others with the clarity needed. ⬇️
Happy Saturday #westmakittens! Sorry I‘ve dragged my feet on the discussion for this book. I have to share that I find this one incredibly painful for various reasons. I quite relate to Ann and her preference for self-sacrifice over conflict. Re-reading this book now that I‘m older, it strikes me how many of my worst regrets can be traced back to this tendency.
What about you? What did you see in these characters?
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pickThis has to be one of the most psychologically manipulative books I‘ve ever read - it‘s a 5 star read for me, yet it feels wrong to say I loved this. The things the characters do to each other in this novel is twisted and heartbreaking. There was one point in the book that I felt an anxiety attack coming on - it‘s that vivid.
Kudos to Christie for crafting such a memorable book. #LMWBR #MaryWestmacottBuddyRead #Westmakittens
Wow. Most of the foreign covers for this are on the sentimental/bittersweet side; I particularly like the one showing a couple getting married while a young child kneels forlornly nearby. But this one... dayum. The Daughter Wears Prada?
Like Absent in the Spring, this was a somewhat excruciating read, though ending on a note of hope. It's largely about how people in close relationships can influence each other, for bad or good.
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Hey #westmakittens I have unfortunately been under the weather this week and I don‘t have questions prepared. But I wanted to go ahead and make a post for people to share their thoughts about the book. I found this one a very hard read. What did you think of Ann and Sarah‘s relationship?
“But at forty-one, one had learned that one‘s whole future was very seldom at stake. Life was far more elastic and resilient than one had once chosen to think.”
As someone who is 41 and has gone through some pretty big things in this past year, this quote really got me. I actually exclaimed aloud! Good old Agatha for once again getting to me! #LMWBR #Westmakittens
This Internet Archive version of A Daughter‘s a Daughter (a 1982 edition) has ads interspersed throughout, like a couple of other books I‘ve read via the same platform. I think this one is my favorite! 😆 Although I was tempted to post the cigarette ad (remember those?!) that proclaimed its brand had “only 8 mg tar”—lower than a whole list of 30+ other brands. 😳
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“One of my pet theories... is that everybody should spend one month a year in the middle of a desert... No books. Books are a habit-forming drug. With enough to eat and drink, and nothing—absolutely nothing—to do, you'd have, at last, a fairly good chance to make acquaintance with yourself.“
Wow—such a clear callback to Absent in the Spring!
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“How unfair it was, reflected Dame Laura, that women in love looked their best and men in love looked like depressed sheep.”
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“One must accept the fact that we have only one companion in this world, a companion who accompanies us from the cradle to the grave—our own self. Get on good terms with that companion—learn to live with yourself. That‘s the answer. It‘s not always easy.”
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Happy new year, #westmakittens! Great discussion last month about the Rose and the Yew Tree. I appreciated reading everyone‘s responses even though I didn‘t always acknowledge them when I did not have anything more to add. Our book for January is A Daughter‘s a Daughter. I‘ll try to post some prompts for discussion on Jan 20!
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Don‘t really do selfies except with my daughter! So for a laugh for you Jessica here‘s what she posted on fb today 😁
Hope you‘re on the mend soon 💕
Hello, Littens! Please welcome my daughter @cjbooklover to Litsy! She inherited my love of reading and is planning to jump in with both feet. She‘s going to start by joining us for the #HPBuddyRead ! #LitsyWelcomeWagon
Can‘t wait to see this girl! She‘s headed home tomorrow. I haven‘t seen her in 3 months! She hasn‘t been home since February. Here she is in my favorite bookstore in her college town - Oxford, MS
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This amazing young woman makes me happy. So proud to be her mum. Her resilience and humour are wonderful. #amys5kgiveaway congrats on the litsy milestone @MommyOfTwo!!
My second oldest is home for the Thanksgiving weekend. Everything is a little righter in the world tonight. I just wish our oldest could be here too but Ohio to Texas is too far for a four day trip. She'll be here in about a month for Christmas though.
Written under Agatha Christie's pen name for several romances. This novel is about a widowed adult woman with a daughter who falls in love. I've been thinking about this book lately. I read it when I was about 15/16 and certain lines still resonate with me now.
A Daughter's a Daughter | 
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And, this was my 1952 pick for #192025. @librarybelle (edited) 8mo