Nan packs for an upcoming week in Harrogate and mulls over the last time she saw Finbarr. Nan and Archie leave for a weekend away, but Archie receives word that Agatha has gone missing, and he is escorted home by the police. She and her maid walk with her daughter, Teddy. There she meets Finbarr, the man she will grow to love.īack in the present, Agatha reels from her husband’s desertion. Nan recalls her life before meeting Archie when she spent summers in Ireland with her aunt and uncle. Archie and Agatha share one last night before Archie asks for a divorce and drives off. This guide is based on the 2022 hardcover edition published by Pan Macmillan.Īrchie Christie is planning to leave his wife Agatha for his mistress Nan O’Dea. While the story is inspired by real-life events, it is a work of fiction and not intended to be a historical reference. Some moments may be difficult for sensitive readers, such as graphic depictions of sexual assault. This is a book which has it all – romance, enigma and wit in bucketloads.The novel explores themes of motherhood, family, and independence. Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal I was enthralled, moved and entertained by The Christie Affair. The result is a novel that literally out-Christies Agatha. An inspired tapestry of fact and fiction places the story perfectly in its historical context. Nina de Gramont’s beautifully written imaginative history of Agatha Christie’s disappearance plays out alongside a parallel murder mystery that could have flowed straight from the pen of the great AC herself.

‘Ingenious’ - AJ Pearce, bestselling author of Dear Mrs Bird ‘A genuine marvel’ - Kristin Hannah, bestselling author of Firefly Lane ‘Romance, enigma and wit in bucketloads’ - Elizabeth Macneal, bestselling author of The Doll Factory ‘Storytelling at its very finest’ - My Weekly 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. After fighting her way back to England, she’s set her sights on Agatha. Her attempts to escape a tough London upbringing during the Great War led to a life in Ireland marred by a hidden tragedy. 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.

Nina de Gramont's The Christie Affair is a stunning novel which reimagines the unexplained eleven-day disappearance of Agatha Christie that captivated the world. ‘Literally out-Christies Agatha’ - Janice Hallett, bestselling author of The Appeal

The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont