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For me, the ultimate staycation consists of new pjs, a cup of tea and an Agatha Christie book. I love anything Agatha Christie. I love the books. I love the movies and television shows. I once dragged my husband to a production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap at a local theater. To his amusement, the audience consisted of us and a bunch of senior citizens. I didn't care. I loved every second of it.
I love Agatha Christie books because they are well-written cozy mysteries. Sure there's murder, but there's never undue gruesomeness. The characters are amusingly drawn and the towns are often quintessential English villages. If set in London or the Middle East, you still have lots of tea and crazy British characters. The most important point is that the books are well-written. Christie writes beautifully in a perfectly light tone, while always being in control of her plot.
During our recent trip to New England, we stopped at a favorite bookstore, The Book Barn in Niantic, Connecticut. I was terribly disappointed that their mystery section had been moved from their Haunted Bookstore building to another location in the town. First, I missed the ambiance of the little building. Second, our family of five was scattered all over Niantic trying to find the genres we wanted. That being said, I was thrilled to find a coffee table book entitled, Agatha Christie at Home.
For me, the ultimate staycation consists of new pjs, a cup of tea and an Agatha Christie book. I love anything Agatha Christie. I love the books. I love the movies and television shows. I once dragged my husband to a production of Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap at a local theater. To his amusement, the audience consisted of us and a bunch of senior citizens. I didn't care. I loved every second of it.
I love Agatha Christie books because they are well-written cozy mysteries. Sure there's murder, but there's never undue gruesomeness. The characters are amusingly drawn and the towns are often quintessential English villages. If set in London or the Middle East, you still have lots of tea and crazy British characters. The most important point is that the books are well-written. Christie writes beautifully in a perfectly light tone, while always being in control of her plot.
During our recent trip to New England, we stopped at a favorite bookstore, The Book Barn in Niantic, Connecticut. I was terribly disappointed that their mystery section had been moved from their Haunted Bookstore building to another location in the town. First, I missed the ambiance of the little building. Second, our family of five was scattered all over Niantic trying to find the genres we wanted. That being said, I was thrilled to find a coffee table book entitled, Agatha Christie at Home.
I did not even know this book existed. I have had so much fun flipping through the book and reading biographical facts and seeing pictures of Agatha Christie's various homes with a special emphasis on her home, Greenway.
I have also recently discovered several fun editions of Agatha Christie's books. I simply adore this Harper Collins edition of 4:50 From Paddington, which happens to be one of my favorite Christie mysteries. Lucy Eyelesbarrow is an absolutely fantastic character.
I have also recently discovered several fun editions of Agatha Christie's books. I simply adore this Harper Collins edition of 4:50 From Paddington, which happens to be one of my favorite Christie mysteries. Lucy Eyelesbarrow is an absolutely fantastic character.
Facsimiles of early editions of Christie's books are also being produced. I recently purchased The Thirteen Problems, which is a fantastic collection of Miss Marple short stories. Characters in these short stories later appear in books such as The Body in the Library and A Caribbean Mystery.
I purchased the Crooked House facsimile edition after watching the fabulous movie of the same title starring Glenn Close and Gillian Anderson. While I love having these special editions displayed on my bookcase, there is certainly nothing wrong with an Agatha Christie paperback. I have a shelf full of those as well and many happy memories reading them.
That being said, I have enjoyed decorating with my beautiful editions of Agatha Christie books. In addition to the books I mentioned above, I have compiled a decent amount of books from Bantam's Agatha Christie Mystery Collection. These are often found in used bookstores or thrift stores and I highly recommend them. I like these editions because they look great on a shelf, but also are packaged nicely for reading. The covers are soft to hold in your hands and the pages remain nicely white for easy reading by those of us with less than perfect eyesight
If you haven't embraced Agatha Christie, I recommend starting with any of the books I mentioned above. I also recommend The Murder of Roger Ackroyd or Murder at the Vicarage. Both of these books are simply amazing.
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