{"product_id":"9780755314881","title":"Agatha Christie","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003eThe author of the Somerset Maugham award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Dogs: A Personal History of Greyhound Racing\u003c\/i\u003e, and the brilliant biography \u003ci\u003eLife In A Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, Laura Thompson turns her highly acclaimed biographical skills to arguably the greatest crime writer in the world, Agatha Christie. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Laura Thompson's outstanding biography . . . is a pretty much perfect capturing of a life' Kate Mosse, Book of the Year 2007\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIt has been 100 years since Agatha Christie wrote her first novel and created the formidable Hercule Poirot. In this biography, Laura Thompson describes the Edwardian world in which she grew up, explores the relationships she had, including those with her two husbands and daughter, and investigates the mysteries still surrounding Christie's life - including her disappearance in 1926. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAgatha Christie is a mystery and writing about her is a detection job in itself. But, with access to all of Christie's letters, papers and writing notebooks, as well as interviews with her grandson, daughter, son-in-law and their living relations, Thompson is able to unravel not only the detailed workings of Christie's detective fiction, but the truth behind her private life as well.\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003ePraise for Laura Thompson\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Laura Thompson has certainly written the last word on Agatha Christie. Her book is a superb piece of biography' \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Affectionate, admiring, perceptive and absolutely convincing' \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'This splendid account of [Christie's] life and work is unlikely to be bettered' \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'A triumphant success' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'This book is a gem: fresh, intelligent and assured' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Laura Thompson is a fine writer . . . and one can't help admire the way she breathes new life into an intriguing tale' \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'Laura Thompson delivers the goods: a compelling narrative' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Headline Book Publishing, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47028587462896,"sku":"9780755314881","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780755314881_p0.jpg?v=1763636522","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780755314881","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}