![]() The story was Christie’s third novel to feature Miss Marple, although as she’s only present in 10 pages in the story she makes more of a cameo appearance. Christie originally wanted to change the title for the 1943 UK publication to The Spider’s Web (a title that she used over 10 years later for a play), but another book had recently been published under that title so she was encouraged to stick to The Moving Finger. The book gets its title from verse 51 of Edward FitzGerald’s translation of Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: The Moving Finger writes and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit, Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it. The Moving Finger was first published in the US in 1942, almost one year ahead of its UK publication. It’s not long until they discover that other people in the village are receiving similar letters of hate-mail. ![]() On the first day of the stay in their new home, they receive an anonymous letter accusing them of being lovers rather than brother and sister. ![]() March’s Book of the Month is one of Agatha Christie’s own favourites - The Moving Finger - which in An Autobiographyshe described as ‘one I am really pleased with.’ It begins when the narrator Jerry Burton and his sister rent a house in the village of Lymstock on the advice of his doctor. Beyond all doubt the puzzle in The Moving Finger is fit for experts. ![]()
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