Agatha Christie
A Mysterious Life
$42.59
- Paperback
576 pages
- Release Date
20 August 2020
Summary
Laura Thompson’s outstanding biography … is a pretty much perfect capturing of a life - Kate Mosse
It 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 disappear…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472269560 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 147226956X |
| Author: | Laura Thompson |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Book Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 576 |
| Release Date: | 20 August 2020 |
| Weight: | 400g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 130mm x 40mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
A triumphant success - Daily Mail
Highly accomplished - Mail on SundayThompson does a fabulous job of getting inside her head - ObserverA superlative and rapturously written biography - Daily ExpressThe most definitive biography so far - Scotland on SundayThe last word on Agatha Christie… superb - Literary ReviewAn excellent biography - Telegraph ReviewOutstandingAbout The Author
Laura Thompson
Laura Thompson won the Somerset Maugham Award with her first book, The Dogs. She wrote a biographical study of Nancy Mitford, Life in a Cold Climate, and a group biography of the Mitfords, Take Six Girls, which was a New York Times bestseller. She has also written two books about real life murders: A Different Class of Murder, about the Lord Lucan case, and the CWA Dagger-nominated Rex V Edith Thompson. Her memoir of her publican grandmother, The Last Landlady, was nominated three times as a 2018 book of the year. She lives in Richmond.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.