{"product_id":"9780008805197","title":"The Swinging Christies: How Agatha Christie Conquered the 1960s","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidely perceived as a writer of cosy, old-fashioned mysteries rooted in the interwar years, Agatha Christie was in fact one of the most culturally engaged authors of the 1960s. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFar from being a relic of a bygone era, Christie lived at the heart of Swinging London, travelled the world into her seventies, and produced novels that responded directly to the decade's most seismic events: the Cold War, decolonisation, the sexual revolution, youth culture, nuclear anxiety, and the decline of the British Empire.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStructured year-by-year from 1960 to 1969, the book weaves together Christie's life, her novels and plays, personal correspondence, and the wider cultural and political landscape. Drawing on previously unpublished archival material – including letters, notebooks, passport records, and unproduced scripts – the authors bring Christie into vivid focus as a real woman navigating a tumultuous and thrilling decade. The book grew out of the authors' popular podcast of the same name, and represents the first full-length study of Christie's 1960s work in its historical and cultural context.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mark Aldridge and Gray Robert Brown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47671717298325,"sku":"9780008805197","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780008805197.png?v=1785881286","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780008805197","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}