An Autobiography: Volume II

by Agatha Christie

Volume 2 of two volumes of Agatha Christie's autobiography in the Agatha Christie Collection published by Planet Three. This second volume of a very entertaining autobiography covers most of her writing years, her divorce, second marriage to Max Mallowan and archaeological digs, ending with her later years. Both volumes are a must for any Agatha Christie fan.

Genres: Biography, Autobiography, Nonfiction

384 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2005

About the author

Agatha Christie also wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, and was occasionally published under the name Agatha Christie Mallowan.

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime". She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.

This best-selling author of all time wrote 66 crime novels and story collections, fourteen plays, and six novels under a pseudonym in romance. Her books sold more than a billion copies in the English language and a billion in translation. According to Index Translationum, people translated her works into 103 languages at least, the most for an individual author. Of the most enduring figures in crime literature, she created Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple. She atuhored The Mousetrap, the longest-running play in the history of modern theater.

Associated Names:
Agata Christie
Agata Kristi
Агата Кристи (Russian)
Агата Крісті (Ukrainian)
Αγκάθα Κρίστι (Greek)
アガサ クリスティ (Japanese)
阿嘉莎·克莉絲蒂 (Chinese)

Reviews

[Jane Payne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Have finished Agatha Christie’s autobiography and thoroughly enjoyed it Although the Egyptian part was not my favourite bit Amazing lady

[Dominique Valente · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved reading this autobiography of Agatha Christie, she was incredibly likeable and funny at times, which was surprising, though shouldn't have been. I also found her rather wise - her views on the changing roles of mothers and women, were very wry and at times incredibly though provoking. As a writer, I absolutely loved reading about her journey, and mostly about how she said that even after writing hundreds of books, each time she started a new one she felt like she couldn't do it, and would be convinced that she would be found a fraud.

[Saitonne · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting insight into one of my first favourite authors, in her own words.