Nina De Gramont’s debut novel reimagines what happened, told from the perspective of the fictional Nan O’Dea. The newspapers reported that she was suffering from memory loss and Christie herself doesn’t even mention the incident in her autobiography. It sparked a massive hunt for her across the UK until she was found staying at a hotel in Harrogate. If you’ve read anything about Agatha Christie’s life, you’ll probably have come across the mysterious incident in 1926 when she disappeared for 11 days after her husband asked her for a divorce because he had fallen in love with another woman. But as the other books that I really liked last week were Christmas-themed books, and here we are in nearly mid-January. I am however breaking one of my rules – because I’m writing about it nine days ahead of its publication date, and I usually try and wait for books to be published before I recommend them. What drives someone to murder? What will someone do in the name of love? What kind of crime can someone never forgive? Nina de Gramont's brilliant, unforgettable novel explores these questions and more.In a frankly shocking move to anyone who knows me, this week’s pick is a book that I mentioned in my upcoming books post, and that I’ve managed to read ahead of it’s release. Then acts of unspeakable cruelty kept them separated.

She and the man she loved were a star-crossed couple who were destined to be together––until the Great War, a pandemic, and shameful secrets tore them apart.

It began decades before, in Ireland, when Nan was a young girl. Nan's plot didn't begin the day she met Archie and Agatha. Soon, Nan became Archie's mistress, luring him away from his devoted wife, desperate to marry him. In every way, she became a part of their life––first, both Christies. In 1925, Miss Nan O'Dea infiltrated the wealthy, rarefied world of author Agatha Christie and her husband, Archie. 'Sizzles from its first sentence.' - The Wall Street Journal Why would the world's most famous mystery writer disappear for eleven days? What makes a woman desperate enough to destroy another woman's marriage? How deeply can a person crave revenge?

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