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astutebunny's review against another edition
2.0
Could there be less likable characters? It was a sludge getting through reading this one. The only favorable thing I have to say would be over the 'Absent in the Spring' - seeing the extent that a Karen takes to lie to herself (to convince herself that she's a good person) was interesting.
kittykornerlibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
Three novels in one... I always think Christie's writing, lacking the mystery element, comes across as a little bleak. I still love these books. I think I enjoyed Giant's Bread the most; especially how Christie captured the thoughts and imaginings of a young child. Also I found the characters, especially Vernon, Jane, and Sebastian, the most compelling of the three. The story is about ambition and sacrifice and passion for what you do. Absent in the Spring was the most poignant for me; the main character has this incredible, life-altering revelation about what kind of person she really is, and the revelation just kind of trickles away without changing anything. The Rose and Yew Tree... it was melancholy because the whole time you just knew something awful was going to happen; and it wasn't really that awful, it just wasn't the picture-perfect story it could have been, but still it seems sad. Christie captures her own time period beautifully in these three novels.
teegs's review
4.0
Be ready to get really introspective with this book. It was so intensely emotional and the ending just about broke me.
blankgarden's review
3.0
My review: https://theblankgarden.com/2018/10/18/review-absent-in-the-spring-agatha-christie-mary-westmacott/
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