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An informative and interesting biography of the author convincingly showing how much she was a victim of not only misogyny but also intellectual snobbery and how progressive many of her works were when looked at in the cultural climate they were written in.

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Agatha Christie: An Elusive Woman

The title says it all.

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Finished the top 3 books.
Read 131/355 The Art of Rivalry
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Born in 1890 into an Edwardian upper class family with servants, she volunteered for Red Cross during both the world wars, a child of her time that wanted something more.

I had absolutely no idea about how much of Christie‘s life made it into her books. It could be the smallest things like a comment, it could be people in her life that inspired characters, she worked as a medicine dispenser during the wars and learned a lot about poison, it was

Morning coffee. @Gissy the small jar to the left is filled with all the witchy elements, crystals you sent me. I love them. You are so thoughtful and generous.

On a whim, I picked this up today & read about 60 pages. I am hooked.

So five days into #AwesomeApril and two books done. Tagged one was so good but forgot to get photo before returning to library. Not the highest time count but I'm reading so it's all good.
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An excellent biography, with three sets of photos!
Warning: this book contains spoilers for The Mysterious Affair at Styles, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, the stage version of And Then There Were None, The Hollow, and Endless Night. So make sure you‘ve read those before reading this!

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This autobiography is concise but retains a heartfelt admiration for Agatha. Wolsey manages to delve into the mysteries of Agatha's life a s a child and a young woman with compassion and empathy. An enjoyable, informative read.

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A very satisfying read from @jenniferw88 recommended reading list. This was already on my tbr as I adore Lucy Worsley, so I have ticks for other challenges, too.
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#12Booksof2022 🎶 On the tenth day of Christmas my true love read to me, a lady most elusive 🎶

For my twelve, I‘m highlighting my favorite audiobooks of the year. Great books that were all the more enjoyable thanks to outstanding narration &/or production.

Wohoo! Massive congratulations on your Litsy milestone @wanderinglynn 🎉👏. Also, Happy Birthday month 🥳🎂, here‘s hoping you‘ll get lots of books for your birthday!
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I'm a HUGE fan of Lucy Worsley and of course the amazing Agatha Christie. I loved Worsley's biography of Jane Austen and this was just as good. Full of colour and interesting tidbits of daily life made exciting by her clever explanations. A great fireside read with a cup of something warm.

Agatha Christie fan? ✔
Lucy Worsley fan? ✔
Amything other than 5 🌟? ✔😂

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Bk4 of November is done!🙌 That was a fabulous read. I think it has to be one of the best, and certainly the most readable, biographys I‘ve read. The author is an historian who presents on TV, her writing makes Dame Agatha‘s life very much alive again, it brings the 20th Century & what it was like for women very much into the forefront. I highly enjoyed this & cant recommend it enough. 5⭐️ #BookspinBingo #NonFictionBingo2023 #NonFictionNovember

Next up, and hopefully I actually finish this one, is the newest biography of the very woman the last book I read was an homage to. Dame Agatha has always fascinated me as a woman who succeeded in a time when women were basically background furniture. The fact is her life was not typical but she played it down so much because “ladies were not showy”. I‘m glad I live now, we still have a long way to go but women are much better off than 100yrs ago.

4 out of 5

On tonight 9pm BBC 2!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0d9c9v5

This is a really fascinating biography about the crime writer. From her childhood to her death. I enjoyed finding out about her parents, sister, her two marriages, the disapperance, the archaeology elements. Really good.

Excellent biography of an intriguing and groundbreaking lady. Worsley‘s style is so warm and engaging. Her excitement for history is infectious. She reads the audiobook which I highly recommend. Though the print is great to have for the many photographs.

Had to share this mention of middlebrow lit. I guess Agatha, unlike Virginia Woolf, was proud to be considered low or middlebrow.

This biography is fantastic so far! I‘m doing a mix of print and audio, which Worsley reads herself.
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Spent some time in Next Chapter this morning and came away with these lovelies. I‘ve been wanting to read the Barker for years and this edition was just released. The Comyns is described as a “twisted, tragicomic gem” and an “overlooked small masterpiece.” I loved The Juniper Tree so into my arms it went.

And can‘t wait to start Worsley‘s Christie bio. Funny that in the US she is only An Elusive Woman, but Very Elusive in CA & UK. #bookhaul

I believe this was the first biography I‘ve read that I couldn‘t put down! Worsley‘s conversational yet educational tone made this incredibly enjoyable. The confiding manner in which she writes has moments shared that show how relatable Christie can be. A rather brilliant life led with problematic moments thoughtfully addressed. Highly recommend this one! #jessreads2022

Lucy Worsley is fab - she‘s as good in print as on TV. This is intelligent history in plain English with a warm hug and bucket loads of passion. She debunks many myths that surround Christie‘s life placing things reported of her in the culture and context in which they were written. Loved it and made we want to critically re read some of her key mystery novels.

The house is quiet and it‘s just me and my book for the next hour 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

That my Sunday afternoon sorted! I might just have found my new favourite reading snack! 😋

Went to only my second book event in 2 years last night - and it was worth the wait! Lucy Worsley is soo entertaining. I love her!

Oh - yes please!

https://www.bl.uk/events/an-evening-with-miss-marple

I know what's going on my Christmas list this year! @Branwen