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Agatha Christie

The Sunday Times bestselling biography of the legendary creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple

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 The bestselling biography of Britain's 'Queen of Crime' by acclaimed historian Lucy Worsley OBE

'Every Christie fan should read this' - THE TIMES

To Lucy Worsley, Agatha Christie was 'thrillingly, scintillatingly modern'. She went surfing in Hawaii, she loved fast cars, and she was intrigued by the new science of psychology, which helped her through devastating mental illness. Born in 1890, Christie defied societal expectations the whole of her life.

With access to personal letters and papers that have rarely been seen, Lucy Worsley's bestselling biography is both authoritative and entertaining and makes us realise what an extraordinary pioneer Agatha Christie was - truly a woman who wrote the twentieth century.

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ACCLAIM for Agatha Christie:
'A smart and highly entertaining portrait of a literary powerhouse' - THE TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR
'A riveting portrait' - GUARDIAN BOOKS OF THE YEAR
'Worsley's sparkling biography brings a fresh eye to Christie's life and work, firmly busting the myth that she, or her novels, were cosy' - DAILY MAIL
'Shows the Queen of Crime in a new light' - DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Worsley's book excels in bringing a broader historical perspective to Christie's life and work, and her enthusiasm is infectious' - OBSERVER


AGATHA CHRISTIE published as a Sunday Times top 10 bestseller in the w/c 2023-08-27.©2022 Miller House Limited 20th Century Art & Literature Authors Literary History & Criticism Modern Women Biography Thought-Provoking

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Every Christie fan should read this.
Shows the Queen of Crime in a new light.
Worsley's sparkling biography brings a fresh eye to Christie's life and work, firmly busting the myth that she, or her novels, were cosy.
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Agatha is a very interesting character and I'm a big fan of Lucy Worsley so no surprise that I enjoyed this biography. I don't believe for a moment that Agatha had amnesia but it is understandable that the stress of her mother's death followed by Archie's betrayal pushed her over the edge. Lucy treats her subject with the kindness and compassion she deserves however I suspect that there are more stories out there of Agatha being truly difficult and Lucy does not really explore this side of Agatha. Also, surely Rosalind has more to say about the negative impact her parent's lack of interest in her must have had.

Loved Lucy's reading of this interesting biography

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Thoroughly enjoyed, Lucy W is fab, both as author & narrator. I like many wish she’d been my history teacher, I was transfixed by the whole book.

Learnt so much, not only about Agatha who continually reinvented herself - what an amazing woman, what an interesting life she led - but also the period in which lived and as for the archeology stuff!

Shamefully never read a Christie (or other), always relied on TV/film but I definitely will now. And who knew she wrote so many books, short stories, plays!

Do yourself a favour, plug in!

Two amazing woman in one hit!

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I really enjoyed this enormously. Fantastic research and I'm glad Lucy Worsley read it herself. I always prefer authors narrating their own work. My only criticism is that it ended.

Loved it!

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I love Lucy, she is so witty and has a wonderful way of narrating her well written books. A brilliant historian. I recommend this book .0

Excellent

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Most informative and interesting. Moved at a good pace and with clear signposting on chapter headings. Would recommend for anyone who enjoys books and plays from the first half of the 20th century.

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