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A review by annegoodreads
The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Nina de Gramont's The Christie Affair definitely is a wild ride! Probably wilder than Agatha Christie’s actual romp around in London, 1925. Miss Nan O’Dea became Archie Christie’s mistress and he plans to marry Nan. We see not just Agatha dealing with lost love but also Nan’s teenage/ya love. Nan shows the many ways in which grief changes us. I loved the imagining of Agatha’s adventure through the English countryside. This is a fun look at unlikely alliances (Nan’s lover and Agatha), and how Agatha was a woman, heroin, lover, mother, writer, and wife. The mystery within the mystery was such fun traditional Agatha’s version of vigilante justice. Such a fun, wild ride even if I did hate Nan.