Agatha Christie
Recommended by Mathew Prichard, and 1 others. See all reviewsIt has been 100 years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot. In this biography, Laura Thompson describes the Edwardian world in which she grew up, explores the relationships she had, including those with her two husbands and daughter, and investigates the mysteries still surrounding Christie's life - including her disappearance in 1926.
Agatha Christie is a mystery and writing about her is a detection job in itself. But, with access to all of Christie's letters, papers and writing notebooks, as well as interviews with her grandson,... more
Agatha Christie is a mystery and writing about her is a detection job in itself. But, with access to all of Christie's letters, papers and writing notebooks, as well as interviews with her grandson,... more
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Mathew Prichard I’ve partly chosen it because it was being hatched around the time my mother died. I acted as her confidante, though I can assure you I didn’t influence the biography in any way. It’s such an intelligent book. Better than anyone else, it understands the way her mind worked and how she saw her work. In particular, Laura gives a telling analysis of the books my grandmother wrote under the pseudonym of Mary Westmacott and how they related to her life. No one else has done that. (Source)