The Woman on the
Orient Express by Lindsay Jayne Ashford is a story of Agatha Christie and
her journey on the Orient Express and the adventure she has while in the exotic
Middle East. Its 1928, she is still reeling from the fall out of her divorce
from her husband, Archie, and her mysterious disappearance which she has no memory
of. Her trip is in hopes to travel incognito and a fresh start. Along the way,
she meets Katharine Keeling, a young woman who has worked as an archeologist
who is traveling to join her fiancé, Leonard Woolley. One night, she saves a
young woman who attempts suicide from the back of the train. The young woman
turns out to be Ann “Nancy” Grandfield, wife of the Viscount Felix Nelson. The
three women soon becomes friends as they journey on the train, visiting the
sights along the way. From Venice to
Istanbul to Baghdad, the three women become friend, each with their own secret
they are desperately trying to hide. Will their secrets be revealed? Will they
be able to stop running from their past and build a new future?
The Women on the
Orient Express is a great story about three women in a world which often
didn’t appreciate their intelligence ot their very existence. At first, I
thought the woman in the title referred to Agatha Christie but I soon realized
that the woman could also refer to Katharine or Nancy as it is their story as
much as Agatha’s. Ms. Christie really did travel the Orient Express and toured
the dig sites of the Ur with the Woolleys. There she would meet her second
husband. The book also gives the insight on the inspiration for the books that
followed this journey. If you are a fan of Agatha Christie, even if you aren’t,
I highly recommend The Woman on the
Orient Express was an adventure story which will introduce Ms. Christie to
you in ways you may have never seen her before.
The Woman on the Orient Express
is available on
Amazon in paperback and on the Kindle
and
on Barnes and Noble
in paperback and audiobook
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