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Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie (Bedside Bathtub & Armchair Companions)

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This book isn't anything more than it says it is - a Companion to the works of Agatha Christie. It's several short essays that explains the plot of each book (but never gives away the ending) and has several companion essays that tell the story of Christie's life and life in England while she was alive. There are essays on how people dressed, how servants were treated, how Christie treated lower-class characters in her books. There are essays delving into the psychology of our favorite detectives.

It's meant to be picked up and read in short bursts. It provides a lot of information in quick bits.

It's by no mean a comprehensive biography of Christie. Several essays are much better than others. But it's a nice little companion for Christie fans.

First off, let me say that I am not your "typical" Christie fan. I am a twenty-four year old male who loves mystery novels, especially if they involve a M. Poirot, or a Ms. Marple. I was browsing a new used book store in my town, when I decided eye up the Christie's. After a glance at the softcovers I walked over to the hardcover Christie section and found this book that I have neither seen or heard of, the Christie companion. And with the three dollar price tag it was a must have, although I would have paid fifty.

I seen another reviewer refer to an older copy, and that is what my version is. On to the review though... simple put it is a must have for anyone familiar with Agathas work. Casual and hardcore fan alike. You can read it front to back, or use it as a bathroom book, I chose the former. And to the reviews comment about the "N" word. It was written in a different time period, and location where those racial boundries haven't been created. She is not being disrespectful for goodness sakes!

Overall great book, lots of little potpouri information, GREAT find! A true diamond in the rough...

The Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie has complete listing and summeries of all the novels,plays, short stories, and six romance novels MS. Christie wrote. this book also features bits of trivia, a few recipes,a biography of Agatha, interviews with fans ETC.

A must for any Christie fan, as it helps you sort out the often confusing array of books by summarizing each of them without giving the endings away, and includes all the title variations that can trip die hard fans up as they accidentally read or purchase the same book twice or more!

This book doesn't hold anything back either! For one thing, it reveals that the original title of "And Then There Were None" (which can also be found as "Ten Little Indians") was actually "Ten Little NIGGERS"! The poem in the book was the same thing, and there's actually cover art included. Now we have an older edition of this companion than the one pictured here, so it's possible that the publishers have cut back on some of the information available in it, but this is a FACT! Whether it changes your mind about Agatha Christie is up to you!

This book was suggested in the Host's Guide for the Host Your Own Murder Party "The Watersdown Affair". It said that you could get some meal ideas from it. The recipe section in this book is very small and not worth buying the book for. For a good dessert for this party, make a Trifle. The recipe I used was "John Clancy's English Trifle" from "The Heart of Christmas" book by Victoria Magazine. Wow, was it yummy!