“Looking back on this stretch of time, not just my days in Harrogate but all the years between the two Great Wars, I often think how fine it should have been. We allowed ourselves to believe evil had been defeated, as if evil never did raise twice….The very stars dimmed from the lights reflected on earth, and you could never do what I’d just done, escape from your ordinary life and fade away, undetectable.”
Excerpt from The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
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Brilliant photo.
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Thank you Michael.
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You’re welcome, Sylvia.
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A lovely photo, Sylvia, the poem is sad.
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Thank you John.
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You’re welcome. ☺️
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Wonderful rose, I love the colour and contrasts behind.
The last line says so much
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Thank you Brian, yes I love the last line too.
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I love your photo and the excerpt is very apt.
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Thanks Lynette!
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Beautiful.
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Thank you Timothy.
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On the excerpt you’ve selected –
When Agatha Christie went missing for those 10 days, the police suspected her husband, Archie, had killed her. They were close to arresting him when she reappeared. When Agatha reappeared, the police was deciding whether she should be charged in trying to frame Archie for her murder.
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Yes, it’s an interesting story for sure.
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What a wonderful exerpt and perfect image, Sylvia 🙂
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