The Christie Affair Published by St. Martin's Press by Nina de Gramont
on February 1, 2022
Genres: Adult, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Thriller, Historical
Pages: 320
Source: Netgalley
Format: ARC, eBook
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ISBN: 1250274613
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Why would the world's most famous mystery writer disappear for eleven days? What makes a woman desperate enough to destroy another woman's marriage? How deeply can a person crave revenge?
In 1925, Miss Nan O’Dea infiltrated the wealthy, rarefied world of author Agatha Christie and her husband, Archie. In every way, she became a part of their life––first, both Christies. Then, just Archie. Soon, Nan became Archie’s mistress, luring him away from his devoted wife, desperate to marry him. Nan’s plot didn’t begin the day she met Archie and Agatha.
It began decades before, in Ireland, when Nan was a young girl. She and the man she loved were a star-crossed couple who were destined to be together––until the Great War, a pandemic, and shameful secrets tore them apart. Then acts of unspeakable cruelty kept them separated.
What drives someone to murder? What will someone do in the name of love? What kind of crime can someone never forgive? Nina de Gramont’s brilliant, unforgettable novel explores these questions and more.
This book was a combination of wins and losses for me. The story was incredibly fascinating. I was very invested in Agatha and her story. The problem is that the reader is inundated with Nan.
I’m not sure at what point the book lost me, but I think it was somewhere in the middle. From that point on, I had some trouble staying invested.
I stuck with it and by the end I’m really glad that I did. Because even though this book isn’t one that I’d probably ever read again, it was well-written–the author has a sort of confidence in her writing that comes across and pulls the reader along.
About Nina de Gramont
Nina de Gramont's latest novel, The Christie Affair, is an international and New York Times best seller, and the Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick for February, 2022. Nina is also the author of a collection of short stories, Of Cats and Men, as well as the novels Gossip of the Starlings and The Last September. She has written several YA novels (Every Little Thing in the World, Meet Me at the River, The Boy I Love, and -- under the pen name Marina Gessner -- The Distance From Me to You). Nina teaches creative writing at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She lives with her daughter and her husband, the writer David Gessner.
Great review, Christine! I’m sorry you lost interest somewhere along the way, which can happen to any story. But kudos on you for sticking with the book anyway!
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