An Autobiography
HarperCollins · Hardcover · November 22, 2011
Back in print in an all-new edition, is the engaging and illuminating chronicle of the life of the “Queen of Mystery.” Fans of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple and readers of John Curran’s fascinating biographies Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks and Murder in the Making will be spellbound by the compelling, authoritative account of one of the world’s most influential and fascinating novelists, told in her own words and inimitable style.
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- Who it’s for
- A compact, conversational read with enough mystery-adjacent texture to keep a book-club thread going.
- Genres
- Writers' Lives, Personal Memoirs, Women's Lives
- Published
- HarperCollins, November 22, 2011
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Back in print in an all-new edition, is the engaging and illuminating chronicle of the life of the “Queen of Mystery.” Fans of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple and readers of John Curran’s fascinating biographies Agatha Christie’s Secret Notebooks and Murder in the Making will be spellbound by the compelling, authoritative account of one of the world’s most influential and fascinating novelists, told in her own words and inimitable style.
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The New York Times Book Review calls Christie’s autobiography a “joyful adventure,” saying, “she brings the sense of wonder...to her extraordinary career.”
Why It Clicks
A compact, conversational read with enough mystery-adjacent texture to keep a book-club thread going.
Come here for
- mystery-talk momentum
- genre-crossing curiosity
Expect
- short-form, reflective pacing
- authors-and-crime adjacent themes
Where it sits
| Writers' Lives | 96% |
|---|---|
| Women's Lives | 40% |
| Personal Memoirs | 36% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Women Artists
- Musicians' Lives
- Lives in Entertainment
- Writers' Lives
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- Women's Lives
- Personal Memoirs
- Egypt & the Middle East
- History Writing
- Authors
- Agatha Christie
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- November 22, 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Women Artists