The Christie Affair

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Every mystery book lover knows Agatha Christie, the best-selling English author who crafted ingenious plots for her many whodunits. Christie had a mystery in her own life as well. A rich and sweeping novel of courage, duty, sacrifice, and love set during the French Revolution from New York Times bestselling author Allison Pataki and her brother Owen Pataki Chilton tells Agatha that he can’t keep covering for her and that she needs to reveal herself. Archie arrives at the Bellefort. He asks Agatha where she was and she says she can’t remember. He takes her home.

A dazzling collection of short stories from the two-time winner of the Booker Prize and #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Wolf Hall trilogy. The facts are as follows: In December, 1926 Agatha's husband Archie Christie announced he was divorcing Agatha to marry his mistress. The next day Agatha vanished, and her car - containing a suitcase with her clothes - was found perched above a chalk quarry. As a Christie fan, I had to read this one and find out more about the night the mystery writer vanished. There are some fascinating images of the news articles on the web. In 1925, Nan O'Dea infiltrated the wealthy, rarified world of author Agatha Christie and her husband Archie. A world of London town houses, country houses, shooting parties and tennis matches. Nan O'Dea became Archie's mistress, luring him away from his devoted wife. In every way, she became part of their world - first, both Christies, Then just Archie.

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Historical kinda-fiction, a thriller wrapped in romance, mystery, and some fascinating conjecture." —Goodreads

The narrator, Lucy Scott did a fantastic job of voicing that kept me entertained through the entire story. Her voice has an enchanting overtone much like the captivating Nan O'Dea has over Mr. Christie. Nice touch! Choice: True Stories of Birth, Contraception, Infertility, Adoption, Single Parenthood, and AbortionMany thanks to Net Galley, Pan Macmillan, and the author for a chance to read and review this book. All opinions are expressed voluntarily.

The Christie Affair is an ingenious new psychological suspense novel... richly imagined; inventive and, occasionally, poignant; and about as true-to-life as Christie’s own tales." — The Washington Post December 1, 2021 Agatha Christie Limited Series Based On ‘The Christie Affair’ Novel In Works At Miramax TV This story is told through the first-person POV of Nan O'Dea and casts an unflattering light on Agatha Christie as the reader begins to sympathize with Nan's in-depth personal history. This divisively written story makes it easy for this to happen. I know because I had this reaction as I listened to the audiobook.The worldwide phenomenon from the bestselling author of The Pillars of the Earth, World Without End, and A Column of Fire This narrative will take readers by surprise as one goes from disliking the calculating femme fatale who had the audacity to steal Agatha’s husband, to becoming a sympathetic character one is tempted to root for- but only cautiously. There are a lot of unanswered questions and plot holes. Pieces come together in the end and paint a picture of how the events connect in an AC-style mystery. However, to get there, one has to overlook many coincidences and unexplained events. The Christie Affair is an ambitious undertaking with potential, but it left me wanting more. Finbarr asks Nan to leave Archie and come with him. Agatha has been writing, cutting Finbarr’s hair. She confronts Nan, saying she knew that Nan didn’t love Archie. Finnbar has clearly told Agatha about the baby he and Nan gave up. In December 1926 Archie tells Agatha he wants a divorce, as he's determined to marry Nan. Upper class British women like Agatha are expected to keep a stiff upper lip, but Agatha is devastated. The next day Agatha vanishes, leaving the Christie's school age daughter Teddy in the care of her nanny.