But this is a story not just about Agatha Christie but what really led up to her disappearance and the story is about Nan O’Dea whose own life is the complete opposite of Agatha Christie herself. What Nina de Gramont has written is a superb imagining of what led up to the writer just taking off late one evening telling no-one where she was going but she did take her trusted typewriter with her. The Christie Affair (Mantle) by Nina de Gramont imagines the story of her disappearance.Īgatha Christie wrote many classic mystery novels, but this was a mystery that involved the great writer herself.

Just mentioning the name Agatha Christie and you can conjure up in your mind all the great mystery novels but how many really know what happened in early December 1926 when Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days. Nina de Gramont’s The Christie Affair is a stunning novel which reimagines the unexplained eleven-day disappearance of Agatha Christie in 1926 that captivated the world. And during the mysterious eleven days that Agatha goes missing, they will unravel a dark secret that only Nan holds the key to. And it’s not just her husband.ĭespite their differences, the two women will become the most unlikely of allies. Because Agatha Christie has something Nan wants. Her attempts to escape a tough London upbringing during the Great War led to a life in Ireland marred by a hidden tragedy.Īfter fighting her way back to England, she’s set her sights on Agatha. Nan O’Dea’s world is something very different. Only I know the truth of her disappearance.Īgatha Christie’s world is one of glamorous society parties, country house weekends, and growing literary fame. In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days.

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