The Rose and the Yew Tree

Mark and Gray head to St Loo (or its possible real-life counterpart, Torquay in Devon!) to discuss The Rose and the Yew Tree. This is the fourth Mary Westmacott novel - and the secret is out! The world finally finds out who Mary Westmacott really is. So where does Agatha Christie go from here? Is this the end of the road for Mary Westmacott…?
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00:00:00 - Opening titles
00:01:06 - Introductory chat
00:03:16 - The Rose and the Yew Tree
00:03:38 - The context of The Rose and the Yew Tree
00:25:32 - The structure of The Rose and the Yew Tree
00:43:37 - The autobiographical elements of The Rose and the Yew Tree
00:54:19 - Politics and Politicking
01:07:08 - Finally, a romance?
01:25:21 - If you liked this, try that
01:28:55 - Who is Mary Westmacott?
01:32:38 - Next episode, how to get in touch, closing titles
01:35:12 - Coda

Spoilers, besides The Rose and the Yew Tree - Giant’s Bread, Death on the Nile
TW: discussion of sexual and physical assault