This is one of Christie's big picture of the entire world being threatened by a bunch of bad guys story. What I truly enjoyed reading about is Victoria, the impressionable young girl who could "follow" a handsome guy to the other side of the world. After all, there is nothing much in common between London and Baghdad.
Yet, through a series of danger and muddling, she met someone she would probably marry later on should the story has a sequel. What I admire most about her is the fact that she was able to make the best of everything that happened to her. Most importantly, she could learn from her own perceived mistakes. If it was foolhardy to fall in love with a good looking guy who was arrogant and evil, she next chose a slightly older chap who was solid and dependable.
I have a childhood friend who married twice. The first husband was a widower with three boys. Whatever reason she has for choosing him, it was not because he had a lot of time to spend with her. After all, he was a busy specialist doctor. None of her friends know much about why she left him: if it was difficult to be a step mother to three boys? He was nasty to her? She felt badly neglected? A couple of years later, she remarried. This time round it was to a younger guy from another country. He loves her enough to relocate to be with her initially. Even though they remained married for a much longer period, she failed to bear any children. Lately, I heard that he spent more time in his own country than with her. Knowing that he is an only child, I won't be surprised that he started another family in his home country to ensure that he has descendants (traditional Chinese view having heirs as extremely important).
Should there be a third marriage (since my friend is still a most attractive lady although she is in her early forties now), I certainly hope that she will have learnt from her first and second marriages. Let the third man love her, be good to her and will stick to her through thick and thin.
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