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cimorene1558's review against another edition
4.0
Great fun! A record in letters and a few diary entries of a round-the-world trip Agatha Christie took at the beginning of her writing career with her first husband. This trip was clearly the source of much of her novel [b:The Man in the Brown Suit|209194|The Man in the Brown Suit|Agatha Christie|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1390018729s/209194.jpg|995869], and like the novel, this is highly enjoyable!
theinkdrinker's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
quietjenn's review against another edition
3.0
Reading this at the same time I was reading Thika really did make me feel like I was steeped in the Empire and think repeatedly of that meme of the Queen during the Olympics - "Look at all this places we used to rule" or whatever the tagline from it was. I quite enjoyed this, but I'm also a Christie aficionado and appreciated it mostly, I think, from that standpoint. Look - it's Agatha surfing! And participating in an on-board Talent Show! And speaking affectionately of the husband whose abandonment would kick off her infamous disappearance! If you aren't deep into Christie, I'm not sure that it would hold so much allure. The ephemera included is great - pictures, letters, menus and newspaper articles mostly - and it's really quite a handsome package.
aspygirlsmom_1995's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
lvrock's review against another edition
3.0
Lovely epistolary book. I picked this up while desperately missing (after having it on my shelves for years!) and enjoyed the combination of letters and photographs. Agatha Christie (and Matthew Pritchard) make you feel like you are traveling right there beside them. Now I have even added some new locations to my travel list!
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