written under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott
William Collins & Sons, London, Aug. 1944
Farrar & Rinehart, New York, 1944
Plot

Returning from a visit to her daughter in Iraq, Joan Scudamore finds herself unexpectedly alone and stranded in an isolated rest house by flooding of the railway track. This sudden solitude compels Joan to assess her life for the first time ever and face up to many of the truths about herself. Looking back over the years, Joan painfully re-examines her attitudes, relationships and actions and becomes increasingly uneasy about the person who is revealed to her...
UK/US covers
Collins / HarpaerCollins
- Collins, 1944
- Collins, 1973; Hardcover; ISBN:9780002210386
- Fontana, 1974
- Fontana, 1974; ISBN:9780006134558
- Fontana, 1983
- Fontana; ♦Ralf M.M. Stultiëns
- White Circle, 1946
- HarperCollins, 1997
- HarperCollins, 2009; ISBN:9780007357895
- HarperFiction, 2017; ISBN:9780008255657
- HarperCollins, 2017; ISBN:9780008131432
Dell
- DELL(#0011), 1963; ca: Charles Binger
- DELL(#0011), 1967
- DELL(#0011), 1972; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- DELL(#0011)
- DELL, 1977; ISBN:9780440100119
- DELL(#10011), 1982; ca: George Ziel; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
Other Publishers
- Farrar & Rinehart, 1944
- Priam Books
- Jove Books, 1987; ♦Sheldon Goldberg
- Ulverscroft, 1978
Audio

- Audio Partners, 2001; ISBN:9781572701991

- Chivers Audio Books, 1998; ISBN:9780754002079

- Chivers Audio Books, 2002; ISBN:9780754054795

- HarperCollins, 2012; ISBN:9780007399079

Western Europe covers
L'Absence au printemps / Loin de vous ce printemps
- Robert Laffont, 1951
- Marabout,
- J'ai Lu, 1961
- J'ai Lu, 1978
- Édition Jean Goujon, 1980; ISBN:9782862911076
- Grand Format Christi, 2000
- Le Livre De Poche, 2007
- Le Livre de Poche
- Le Livre de Poche, 2016; ISBN:9782253034889
Ein Frühling ohne dich / Verdrängter Verdacht
- Scherz, 2002
- Heyne, 1998
- Heyne, 1988
- Heyne, 1974
- Bertelesmann, 1973
Northern Europe covers
Skilda åt i Vårens Tid / Skild från dig i vårens dagar
- Askild & Kärnekull, 1976
- Deckarförlaget, 1992
Yksinäinen kevät
- WSOY, 1975; ISBN:9789510068670
- WSOY, 1991
- WSOY, 2020; ISBN:9789510430910
Sust eemal olin kevadel
- Varrak, 2022; ISBN:9789985353745
Šķiršanās pavasarī
- Artava, 1994
Išsiskyrėme pavasarį
- Tyto alba, 2008
Southern Europe covers
Il deserto del cuore
- Mondadori: Oscar bestsellers, 2010
- 2014
Lejos de ti esta primavera / ausente en la primavera
- Luis de Caralt, 1970
- Grijalbo, 1993
- Luis de Caralt, 1976
- Luis de Caralt, 1980; ISBN:9788421742877
- EPUB
A Ausência / Ausência na primavera
- Nova Nronteira, 1976
- Livros do Brasil, 1989
- L&PM Pocket, 2010; ISBN:9788525420442
- ASA, 2010; ISBN:9789892310862
Ανοιξιάτικη απουσία
- Διόπτρα, 2018; ISBN:9789606053979
Одсутна у пролеће / Odsutna u proleće
- Narodna knjiga - Alfa (Beograd), 1996
- BDR Media; ISBN:9788660120740
Eastern Europe covers
Odloučeni zjara / Já nebyl u tebe, když přicházelo jaro
- Brána 1997; ♦Juan Carlos Zamora Vávra
- Ikar, 2019; ISBN:9788024940038
Távolt telt tűled tavaszom
- Hunga Könyvek, 2000
- Partvonal, 2005; ♦Tamás Horváth
- Partvonal, 2010
Samotna wiosną / W samotności
- REBIS, 1998
- Prószyński i S-ka, 2004
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2016
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, Agatha Christie Kolekcja Kryminałów, 2017
Frica de adevar
- Excelsior Multi Press
Розлука навесні / Розлучені навесні
- Snowdrop, 2019; ISBN:9789669790125
Разлука весной // Раздученные весной
- Центрполиграф
- Амфора, 2006
- Эксмо: Агата Кристи. Серебряная коллекция, 2018; ISBN:9785040934638
- Эксмо: Агата Кристи. Любимая коллекция, 2021; ISBN:9785041231859
Middle East & Asian covers
გაზაფხულზე დაკარგული
- პალიტრა L, 2021; ISBN:9789941328077
Sensiz Bir İlkbahar
- Sensiz Bir İlkbahar, Altın Kitaplar, 2011; ISBN:9789752113794
ذكريات
ذكريات
- مكتبة معروف
در بهاران از تو دورم
در بهاران از تو دورم
- غيوري
A.P.1377
幸福假面
- 遠流(心之罪), 2012; ISBN:9789573270546
- 上海文艺出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂“心之罪”系列02), 2014; ISBN:9787532151639
- 人民文学出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂“心之罪”系列), 2017; ISBN:9787020121168
- 人民文学出版社(阿加莎·克里斯蒂“心之罪”系列), 2018; ISBN:9787020136780
春にして君を離れ
- 早川書房, 1973, 1991(26th); ハヤカワ・ノヴェルズ(NV38)
- 早川書房, 1973, 1995(31th); ハヤカワ・ノヴェルズ(NV38)
- 早川書房, 2004; クリスティー文庫(81); ISBN:9784151300813
- Japan Mail Order, 1984
Play
- 2004
- 2010
봄에 나는 없었다
- 포레(애거사 크리스티 장편소설 1), 2014; ISBN:9788954623865