The 8:55 to Baghdad : From London to Iraq on the Trail of Agatha Christie and Theorient Express (Paperback)

from SeriousGrace

In 2002 Eames embarked on a (mostly) train journey from London, England to Iraq to follow in the footsteps of mystery author Agatha Christie. It is a beyond brilliant idea for Eames is able to weave together a travelogue of his own experiences, historical snapshots of the regions he traverses and...

from CarltonC

This feels like a first attempt at a travel book, with a good idea - retracing the journey that Agatha Christie made after her failed first marriage to Baghdad by train (Orient Express). However it felt a bit forced and the author did not interweave his personal journey and that of Agatha Christi...

from msbaba

Why would anyone still read a travelogue in this, the beginning of the 21st century, when it was so easy to find outstanding independent film travel documentaries, many prepared by only one or two individuals at most? Certainly this visual medium combined with well-edited documentary realism and ...

from SamSattler

The premise of The 8:55 to Baghdad is that its author will recreate Agatha Christie's 1928 train trip from London to Baghdad, the trip that spawned her famous Murder on the Orient Express. The book's subtitle, From London to Iraq on the Trail of Agatha Christie, tells readers what to expect. As E...

from majorbabs

Follows the current "Orient Express" route from London to Iraq.