Star Over Bethlehem: A Holiday Story

By Agatha Christie

With Star Over Bethlehem, the beloved Queen of Mystery Agatha Christie shines in a totally unexpected way, offering readers a wondrous collection of poems and holiday short stories.

A retelling of the Christmas Story in a way you’ve never heard it before. . . . The fable of a donkey who carries a mother and child safely to Egypt. . . . The tale of a widow who dislikes people until she meets a stranger. . . .

From the most popular writer of all time comes a treasured collection of short stories and poems celebrating the holiday season.

This special edition also contains a wealth of Agatha Christie rarities—not only all the stories, poems, and illustrations from her long out-of-print book Star over Bethlehem (1965) but also a reproduction of all her rare poetry from the two collections The Road of Dreams (1924) and Poems (1973).

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Dec 3, 2013
• ISBN: 9780062303165

Agatha Christie

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.

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Reviews for Star Over Bethlehem

[mrslee_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

This is a collection of short stories, holiday themed, and poems, not all holiday themed. I'm not sure when this was originally published, but it reads like a Victorian collection, at least the poems do. The stories are nice, nothing earth-shattering, just nice little stories to read during the holidays. The poems were quite sentimental, seemed to focus on dead or lost lovers, the seasons and nature. I have some poetry written by my great-great grandmothers which is similar. I found those about Harlequin, Columbine and the rest very interesting, not having heard much about them before except their names.Simon Vance, as the narrator, was perfect.

[tapestry100 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Star Over Bethlehem is a collection of Christian short stories and poetry.The stories are not deep or really thought-provoking, but they are touching and kind stories. Christie tells some stories from the Bible and then other stories are about how religion can touch a person's life and leave a positive mark. I like that the stories are not preachy in anyway. They are simple tales that tell their story well.