A Daughter's A Daughter

Mark and Gray are back! And this time they’re discussing the fifth and penultimate Mary Westmacott novel, A Daughter’s A Daughter. Is this the most Agatha Christie-ish of the Mary Westmacotts? Was Agatha inspired by her real family life for this novel? At the end of the day, a daughter’s a daughter, Mark’s Mark, and Gray’s Gray!

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00:00:00 - Opening titles

00:01:03 - Introductory chat and discussion of Mark’s book covers

00:03:40 - A Daughter’s A Daughter

00:04:04 - The context of A Daughter’s A Daughter

00:24:48 - The structure of A Daughter’s A Daughter

00:39:01 - Autobiographical elements of A Daughter's A Daughter

00:50:39 - Familial love

01:09:11 - Romantic love

01:21:18 - If you liked this, try that

01:23:30 - Who is Mary Westmacott?

01:28:32 - Next episode, how to get in touch, closing titles

01:31:50 - Coda

Spoilers, besides A Daughter’s A Daughter - A Pocket Full of Rye