The Christie Affair
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In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days. Only I know the truth of her disappearance. I'm no Hercule Poirot. I'm her husband's mistress. Agatha Christie's world is one of glamorous society parties, country house weekends, and growing literary fame. Nan O'Dea's world is something very different. Her attempts to escape a tough London upbringing during the Great War led to a life in Ireland marred by a hidden tragedy. After fighting her way back to England, she's set her sights on Agatha. Because Agatha Christie has something Nan wants. And it's not just her husband. Despite their differences, the two women will become the most unlikely of allies. And during the mysterious eleven days that Agatha goes missing, they will unravel a dark secret that only Nan holds the key to . . . The Christie Affair is a stunning novel that reimagines the unexplained eleven-day disappearance of Agatha Christie in 1926, which captivated the world.
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Too much of the book was Nan's backstory for my liking, but the ending is lovely. Would have liked more Agatha, more of the mystery.
Our book club enjoyed this light fare. Historical fiction meets murder mystery with a whimsical retelling of Agatha Christie's missing 13 days back in 1926. It takes a minute to warm up to the narration by the home wrecker but eventually we come to understand her motivation. The writing in this book had a soothing effect on all of us. We recommend it! And thank you @kellyccall for my signed copy.
There's a lot going on in this 300 page book that I thought would be a light beach-read-like imagining of “what really happened” when Agatha Christie went missing for 10 days in 1925. The story is narrated by Nan O'Dea, who we quickly find out is conducting an affair with Agatha Christie's husband, Archie, and is intending to get him to divorce Agatha and marry her. We might make some assumptions about why Miss O'Dea is doing this, but as we learn more about her history, those assumptions are called into question.
This is a clever mystery wrapped up in a tale of star-crossed lovers, separated by World War I and then patriarchy, and then grief and trauma.
