While the Light Lasts: A Short Story

by Agatha Christie

Overview

An Agatha Christie short story from the collection The Harlequin Tea Set and Other Stories.

In the excruciating heat of the African sun, George Crozier is traveling with his new wife, Deidre. They have not been married long, and George is aware that his wife’s thoughts are with her first husband, who was killed in this part of Africa during the War. In this hauntingly beautiful tale, Deidre is forced to confront the reality of her circumstances: “While the light lasts I shall remember, and in the darkness I shall not forget.”

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062302823
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	11/19/2013
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	100
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare. Her books have sold more than a billion copies in English and another billion in a hundred foreign languages. She died in 1976, after a prolific career spanning six decades.

Date of Birth:

September 15, 1890

Date of Death:

January 12, 1976

Place of Birth:

Torquay, Devon, England

Education:

Home schooling

Website:

http://www.agathachristie.com