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. 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. 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. British writer Juliette Towhidi (Calendar Girls) is set to pen the adaptation. Professor Nina de Gramont on her instant bestseller ‘The Christie Affair’ Abigail Celoria, Culture Editor MaLess than three weeks after the novel’s publication, The Christie Affair claimed the number five spot on the New York Times’ best seller list of hardcover fiction. “A long time ago, in another country, I nearly killed a woman. Miramax TV has optioned the rights to Nina de Gramont’s upcoming novel The Christie Affair, a reimagining of Agatha Christie’s 11-day disappearance, to develop and produce as a limited series. Martin's PressĪ Macmillan Audio production from St.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. 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. 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. 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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