So begins The Christie Affair, told from the point of view of Miss Nan O'Dea, a fictional character but based on someone real. In 1925, she infiltrated the wealthy, rarified world of author Agatha Christie and her husband, Archie. A world of London townhomes, country houses, shooting parties, and tennis matches. Nan O'Dea became Archie's mistress, luring him away from his devoted wife. In every way, she became a part of their world--first, both Christies. Then, just Archie.
The question is, why?
And what did it have to do with the mysterious eleven days that Agatha Christie went missing?
The answer takes you back time, to Ireland, to a young girl in love, to a time before The Great War. To a star-crossed couple who were destined to be together--until war and pandemic and shameful secrets tore them apart.
What makes a woman desperate enough to destroy another woman's marriage?
What makes someone vengeful enough to hatch a plot years in the making?
What drives someone to murder?
These questions and more are explored in Nina de Gramont's brilliant, unforgettable, lush, and powerful novel.
My Review:
This is told from the perspective of Archie Christie’s mistress Nan O’Dea. It makes for an interesting storyline. Nan is an unapologetic home wrecker, and you want to hate her. Yet I don’t, I wouldn’t say I like her, but I don’t hate her either. I thought this book was about a disappearance, or even about a love triangle. And on the surface it is, but when you look deeper, it is actually shinning a light on women’s reproductive rights. The true story is telling of the loss inflicted on women in the early 20th Century, when their bodies were not their own. And how when there was an unexpected and socially unacceptable pregnancy, what a woman faced and the unexpected ways it could change her life.
*I received this book as an Advanced Reader's Copy (ARC) through NetGalley. I received this copy free in exchange for my honest review.*
This is told from the perspective of Archie Christie’s mistress Nan O’Dea. It makes for an interesting storyline. Nan is an unapologetic home wrecker, and you want to hate her. Yet I don’t, I wouldn’t say I like her, but I don’t hate her either. I thought this book was about a disappearance, or even about a love triangle. And on the surface it is, but when you look deeper, it is actually shinning a light on women’s reproductive rights. The true story is telling of the loss inflicted on women in the early 20th Century, when their bodies were not their own. And how when there was an unexpected and socially unacceptable pregnancy, what a woman faced and the unexpected ways it could change her life.
*I received this book as an Advanced Reader's Copy (ARC) through NetGalley. I received this copy free in exchange for my honest review.*
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