From
the
Publisher:
Bereft
of
her
mother,
her
husband
and
her
daughter,
Celia
is
on
the
verge
of
suicide.
Then
one
night
she
meets
Larraby.
Can
Larraby
help
Celia
come
to
terms
with
the
past
or
will
they
part,
her
outcome
still
uncertain?
This
novel
was
written
by
Agatha
Christie
under
the
name
Mary
Westmacott.
Bereft
of
the
three
people
she
has
held
most
dear
-
her
mother,
her
husband
and
her
daughter
-
Celia
is
on
the
verge
of
suicide.
Then
one
night
on
an
exotic
island
she
meets
Larraby,
a
successful
portrait
painter,
and
through
a
long
night
of
talk
reveals
how
she
is
afraid
to
commit
herself
to
a
second
chance
of
happiness
with
another
person,
yet
is
not
brave
enough
to
face
life
alone.
Can
Larraby
help
Celia
come
to
terms
with
the
past
or
will
they
part,
her
outcome
still
uncertain
In
Celia
we
have
more
nearly
than
anywhere
else
a
portrait
of
Agatha'
Max
Mallowan.