(also published as The Thirteen Problems)
Dear Agatha,
Such an interesting book. I don't know why you wrote it the way you did - 6 people share 6 dilemmas to be solved; at a later date a different set of 6 (some of the first set included) share 6 new dilemmas; and finally, Miss Marple solves one more crime. It's odd to me, the structure.
But I liked it anyway.
(I'll admit I was hoping that someone in the club would be murdered whilst they discussed their unsolved mysteries - leaving the culprit to be one of the remaining 5.)
"...little Tommy Symonds, a naughty little boy, I am afraid, but sometimes very amusing... He said, 'Teacher, do you say yolk of eggs is white or yolk of eggs are white?'... and naughty Tommy said: 'Well, I should say yolk of egg is yellow!'"
Got me, and my daughter, too.
Of the beautiful actress Miss Helier:
"It was borne in upon her audience that the outside of Jane's charming head was distinctly superior to the inside."
Oh, dear Agatha, you make me chuckle. One more, waxing philosophical:
"Perhaps it was better for her to die while life was still happy than it would have been for her to live on, unhappy and disillusioned, in a world that would have seemed suddenly horrible."
Just skimming the stories again, Dame Agatha - you are incredibly creative. Some of your stories seem so far-fetched on the surface, but when explained they make perfect sense.
As always, thanks for the fun.
Beth
