The Rose and the Yew Tree Paperback

Published under the name Mary Westmacott, this is Agatha Christie writing straight fiction rather than detection. The Westmacott novels let Christie work on character, motive and disappointment without a crime to solve, and this one turns on ambition, social position and the hold one person can come to have over another. Readers who arrive expecting a puzzle will find something quieter and more psychological instead, told with the same control of pace that made her mysteries work. This HarperCollins paperback runs to 272 pages. Buyer's summary: • One of the novels Christie published under the Mary Westmacott name • Character-driven fiction rather than a detective story • Themes of ambition, class and personal influence • A 272-page HarperCollins paperback For Christie readers curious about her other work and for readers of mid-century fiction, published by HarperCollins and stocked by Boipoka.