5/22/2023 0 Comments The christie affair a novel![]() ![]() ![]() The question is, why? Why destroy another woman’s marriage, why hatch a plot years in the making, and why murder? How was Nan O’Dea so intricately tied to those eleven mysterious days that Agatha Christie went missing?Ī beguiling novel of star-crossed lovers, heartbreak, revenge, and murder-and a brilliant re-imagination of one of the most talked-about unsolved mysteries of the twentieth centuryĪ Macmillan Audio production from St. The Christie Affair tells a fictionalized version of what happens in the infamous 11 days but it’s really about the artifice and power of storytelling as well as class, gender dynamics. London, 1925: In a world of townhomes and tennis matches, socialites and shooting parties, Miss Nan O’Dea became Archie Christie’s mistress, luring him away from his devoted and well-known wife, Agatha Christie. ![]() The greatest mystery wasn’t Agatha Christie’s disappearance in those eleven infamous days, it’s what she discovered. In retrospect, it’s frightening, but I daresay in the moment it feels sweet. Nina de Gramonts latest novel, The Christie Affair, is a New York Times and international bestseller, and the Reese’s Book Club pick for February, 2022. It takes over your body so completely, it’s like a divine force, grabbing hold of your will, your limbs, your psyche. It’s a particular feeling, the urge to murder. “A long time ago, in another country, I nearly killed a woman. Nina de Gramont's The Christie Affair is a stunning new novel that reimagines the unexplained eleven-day disappearance of Agatha Christie that captivated the world. ![]()
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