![]() ![]() For Christie, it was the matter of her brief headline-grabbing disappearance to Harrogate in 1926. For Wodehouse, it was the World War II broadcasting. There is a parallel between the two in that each was briefly involved in a contentious issue which remains the subject of much dispute years after the deaths of both. ![]() The same might be said of one of her admirers and contemporaries, the equally prolific P.G. On the face of it, one might ask whether an author who wrote book after book had time to do much else which is worthy of recognition in a biography of almost 500 pages. Laura Thompson's biography goes a long way towards unravelling what one might call the mystery of the 20th century's most popular mystery writer. ![]() Yet she was a shy woman who disliked publicity, was always selective about accepting interviews with the media, and remained very much an unknown quantity. She was much read, widely adapted for television, cinema and stage, and often criticised for her sometimes formulaic plots as well as eagerly sought-after by those who had loved her earlier books and were always eager for the next 'Christie for Christmas', something her publishers did not hesitate to exploit. ![]() Summary: A biography of one of the 20th century's most successful and prolific authors, the creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.Īgatha Christie, the creator of Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, was one of the select few ultra-successful, very prolific authors who became an institution within her lifetime. ![]()
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