{"product_id":"9781911042747_agatha-christie","title":"Agatha Christie","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this sensitive and revealing biography of Agatha Christie, Gillian Gill probes the mysterious private life and motivations of one of the bestselling authors of all time and discovers a brilliant and eccentric woman whose passionate search for success was balanced by an obsession with privacy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe break-up of Agatha's first marriage to Archibald Christie and her subsequent ten-day disappearance had made headline news. Feeling hunted and wounded by the press, Christie determined never again to let them into her private life. Instead she developed a public persona – seemingly tongue-tied and dull – which ensured the journalists and the public would let her be. This successful strategy helped to account for a happy second marriage and family life as well as an astonishing literary productivity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSkillfully weaving the details of Christie's life with the plots and characters of her mystery novels, Gillian Gill uncovers the flesh-and-blood woman behind the popular and celebrated Marple-like image, and establishes Agatha Christie as a unique and determined person whose fictional creations sparked the imagination of millions around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gillian Gill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47285703639189,"sku":"9781911042747","price":6.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781911042747.png?v=1776992169","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781911042747_agatha-christie","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}