The Burden

A superb novel of possessive love.
Laura Franklin bitterly resented the arrival of her younger sister Shirley, an enchanting baby loved by all the family. But Laura's emotions towards her sister changed dramatically one night, when she vowed to protect her with all her strength and love. While Shirley longs for freedom and romance, Laura has to learn that loving can never be a one-sided affair, and the burden of her love for her sister has a dramatic effect on both their lives. A story of consequences when love turns to obsession...
Famous for her ingenious crime books and plays, Agatha Christie also wrote about crimes of the heart, six bittersweet and very personal novels, as compelling and memorable as the best of her work.

About the author

Agatha Christie is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in English with another billion in over 70 foreign languages. She is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 20 plays, and six novels written under the name of Mary Westmacott.

Summary

A superb novel of possessive love.

Report

'Sometimes you haven't the right currency. And then someone else has to pay...' Agatha Christie
'The art of story-telling that would be at home in the woman's magazine.' Times Literary Supplement

Product details

• Authors: Agatha Christie, Mary Westmacott
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 15.06.2017
• EAN: 9780008131456
• ISBN: 978-0-00-813145-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 16 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Fiction > Suspense > Crime fiction, thrillers, espionage; Romance, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Romance / Contemporary, FICTION / Family Life / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Traditional, Classic crime, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Mystery; Crime; Poirot; Marple, Mystery;Crime;Poirot;Marple