It’s the sixth and final Mary Westmacott novel: The Burden. (But not the final Westmapod episode, so stay subscribed!)

Join Gray and Mark as they unburden themselves of their thoughts about the experience of reading this startling hidden gem of a novel! What a way to close out a run of exceptional writing from Mary Westmacott, aka Agatha Christie.

We’re not done yet! We’ll be reconvening for a special Reflections episode where we’ll be taking stock of all six books and reading and responding to our listener messages. So do get in touch ahead of our Reflections episode, which will drop in due course...

WE'VE WRITTEN A BOOK! You can pre-order The Swinging Christies: How Agatha Christie Conquered the 1960s ⁠NOW⁠!

You can find us on Instagram ⁠@Christie_Time⁠. Our website is ChristieTime.com. We are also on Bluesky at ChristieTime.com. Our YouTube account is @Westmapod.

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Westmapod is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Our artwork is designed by Tom Double.

00:00:00 - Opening titles

00:01:11 - Introductory chat

00:03:34 - The Burden

00:04:02 - The context of The Burden

00:21:45 - The structure of The Burden

00:33:55 - Autobiographical elements

00:52:16 - Laura’s story

01:04:57 - Llewwelyn’s story

01:13:33 - If you liked this, try that

01:18:11 - Next episode, how to get in touch, closing titles

01:21:10 - Coda

It's a special bonus episode! A Daughter’s A Daughter - good novel, even better play? In a Westmapod first we’re discussing the original play version of A Daughter’s A Daughter, written by Agatha Christie, and how that became a Mary Westmacott novel. Join Mark and Gray as they investigate what changes were made, and what this play teaches us about who ‘Mary Westmacott’ truly is…

Read along with us! Each episode drops fortnightly, on Tuesdays. You have until Tuesday 23 June 2026 to read the play script of A Daughter’s A Daughter, and until Tuesday 7 July 2026 to read the final Mary Westmacott novel: The Burden!

WE'VE WRITTEN A BOOK! You can pre-order The Swinging Christies: How Agatha Christie Conquered the 1960s ⁠NOW⁠!

You can find us on Instagram ⁠@Christie_Time⁠. Our website is ChristieTime.com. We are also on Bluesky at ChristieTime.com. Our YouTube account is @Westmapod.

Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops. And do also stay subscribed to our other podcast, The Swinging Christies, for monthly episodes over there!

Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice.

Westmapod is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Our artwork is designed by Tom Double.

00:00:00 - Opening titles

00:01:20 - Introductory chat

00:04:35 - A Daughter’s A Daughter play

00:05:23 - The context of A Daughter’s A Daughter play

00:24:05 - The differences between A Daughter’s A Daughter play and novel

00:41:40 - A Westmacott stage trilogy?

00:46:34 - If you liked this, try that

00:48:00 - Next episode, how to get in touch, closing titles

00:50:35 - Coda

TW: Mentions of drug use

Mark and Gray are back! And this time they’re discussing the fifth and penultimate Mary Westmacott novel, A Daughter’s A Daughter. Is this the most Agatha Christie-ish of the Mary Westmacotts? Was Agatha inspired by her real family life for this novel? At the end of the day, a daughter’s a daughter, Mark’s Mark, and Gray’s Gray!

Read along with us! Each episode drops fortnightly, on Tuesdays. You have until Tuesday 23 June 2026 to read the play script of A Daughter’s A Daughter, and until Tuesday 7 July 2026 to read the final Mary Westmacott novel: The Burden!

WE'VE WRITTEN A BOOK! You can pre-order The Swinging Christies: How Agatha Christie Conquered the 1960s ⁠NOW⁠!

You can find us on Instagram ⁠@Christie_Time⁠. Our website is ChristieTime.com. We are also on Bluesky at ChristieTime.com. Our YouTube account is @Westmapod.

Please subscribe to the podcast so you’re notified every time an episode drops. And do also stay subscribed to our other podcast, The Swinging Christies, for monthly episodes over there!

Please also consider giving us a star rating and/or reviewing us on your podcatcher of choice.

Westmapod is a Christie Time project by Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown. Our artwork is designed by Tom Double.

00:00:00 - Opening titles

00:01:03 - Introductory chat and discussion of Mark’s book covers

00:03:40 - A Daughter’s A Daughter

00:04:04 - The context of A Daughter’s A Daughter

00:24:48 - The structure of A Daughter’s A Daughter

00:39:01 - Autobiographical elements of A Daughter's A Daughter

00:50:39 - Familial love

01:09:11 - Romantic love

01:21:18 - If you liked this, try that

01:23:30 - Who is Mary Westmacott?

01:28:32 - Next episode, how to get in touch, closing titles

01:31:50 - Coda

Spoilers, besides A Daughter’s A Daughter - A Pocket Full of Rye