A Daughter’s a Daughter

A Daughter’s a Daughter
Agatha Christie

A classic novel of desire and jealousy.Ann Prentice falls in love with Richard Cauldfield and hopes for new happiness. Her only child, Sarah, cannot contemplate the idea of her mother marrying again and wrecks any chance of her remarriage. Resentment and jealousy corrode their relationship as each seeks relief in different directions. Are mother and daughter destined to be enemies for life or will their underlying love for each other finally win through?Famous for her ingenious crime books and plays, Agatha Christie also wrote about crimes of the heart, six bittersweet and very personal novels, as compelling and memorable as the best of her work.

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Contents

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BOOK I (#u77c54543-08bb-5bff-8f17-eeabcfa2d500)

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BOOK II (#litres_trial_promo)

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Chapter 3 (#litres_trial_promo)

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BOOK III (#litres_trial_promo)

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About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

BOOK I (#ulink_5e21b168-680e-5d90-8cd8-a467f0635d9e)

CHAPTER 1 (#ulink_343a08fb-5259-5cee-807e-35da117d8b98)

I

Ann Prentice stood on the platform at Victoria, waving.