The relationship between my grandmother and her mother was very important and indeed crucial to her childhood and the very early days of her writing So, to have more insight into this particular aspect of my grandmothers early life is very valuable. -- MATHEW PRICHARD, Agatha Christies grandson There have been multiple attempts to investigate the true character of Agatha, but it was a first for the Christie Archive Trust to assist research focused solely on Agatha and her mothers relationship. Thanks to Rachels thorough curation of the evidence this is one particular puzzle we can now consider solved. -- JOE KEOGH, Christie Archive Trust This triple biography includes a remarkable and nuanced summation of Aurelia Plaths life and influence, the first of any consequence that will see print The author uncovers Aurelias early years and reveals the dedication and teamwork required to launch Sylvia Plaths career. -- CATHERINE RANKOVIC, Aurelia Plath scholar and founder at AureliaPlath.info Rachel Tretheweys meticulous examination of maternal influences on the literary achievements of Virginia Woolf, Agatha Christie and Sylvia Plath culminates in fresh insights about the complex motherdaughter dynamic between Sylvia and Aurelia Plath. -- RICHARD J. LARSCHAN, English Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 'These three portraits beautifully capture the variety and complexity of mother-daughter relationships.' * The Lady * Tretheweys group biography is a revealing study of the vital significance of these mothers for their daughters, and of their vexed relationships. -- HELEN TYSON * Times Literary Supplement * '... each chapter offers an engrossing read.' * Best of British * 'An engrossing and magnificently rewarding study of the relationships between three literary women.' Miranda Seymour
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