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PostPosted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:57 pm    Post subject: Agatha Christie's holiday home now open to the public Reply with quote

http://www.independent.co.uk/news...he-paint-and-a-brush-1630321.html I'd really love to see this. Lisa x



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Next week (13th - 20th) has been nominated Agatha Christie week and various activities are going on in Devon near the house.

A few of us on RISI are doing a mini challenge and reading one of her books next week, partly because many people had never read one. I loved her as a child but haven't read one for years so I'm reading 4.50 from Paddington.

I have a couple of others "rescued" from my mum's that are fairly old and yellowed but intact and readable so if anyone wants to join the challenge and read one I will happily send them out. They are Five Little Pigs and Crooked House.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm reading my first ever Agatha Christie book this week because it's A C week !!
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 1:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hope you enjoy it Josie, I'm starting mine next, probably tomorrow.
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Hope you enjoy it Josie, I'm starting mine next, probably tomorrow.

I did - finished it last night and thought it was a really good story. Not sure how many more I will read but i certainly enjoyed my first taster...
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 4:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Glad you enjoyed it Josie. I haven't read one in years but did enjoy them as a teenager, but you can overdose very easily. But they are certainly fast paced. I started mine yesterday and the murder was on the second page!
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 12:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2.../15/top-10-agatha-christie-novels

^ The top 10 Agatha Christie mysteries

I love a good murder mystery, and have a good few of her books TBR so maybe I'll use this as an excuse to get stuck in!

Has anyone watched the Marple's with the new actress - Julia McKenzie? I haven't as usually on a Sunday I do my ironing watching Columbo in the afternoon, so to indulge in another 2hrs seems a bit greedy
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for that list. I've definitely read a couple of those but a very long time ago. I retrieved several AC's a couple of weeks ago from my mums and 2 of them are in the top 10 so perhaps I need to read a few more.

I've finished 4.50 from Paddington, and thoroughly enjoyed it, didn't want to put it down!
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 1:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Only very recently read my first Agatha Christie - Destination Unknown, which I did enjoy very much and so will be considering reading more.

Like you Wonderlake, set myself up doing the dreaded ironing with some uncomplicated tv.  It's the sort of thing I record because when I need to knuckle down to the ironing (after delaying as long as humanly possible) you can guarantee there will be nothing on that remotely interests me. For some reason I have failed to record this new version although I have seen it trailered.


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