The most recent book by Nina de Gramont is a New York Times bestseller and Reese's Book Club pick for February 2022. Nina has written several novels as Nina de Gramont, as well as some young adult novels under the name of Marina Gessner. This book deals with infidelity, animal cruelty and death, forced institutionalization, physical and mental abuse, sexual abuse and rape, death, death of a baby, suicide, pregnancy, and medical trauma.
In 1926, Agatha Christie left her home after a fight with her husband. The next morning, her suitcase was found still in her car, which had been abandoned. For eleven days, the country searched for her, until she was found in a hotel registered under the surname of her husband's mistress. This novel imagines what happened for those eleven days, from the point of view of Archie Christie's mistress. It goes from a few days before Agatha's disappearance until Agatha was found and blamed her disappearance on amnesia.
There was nothing wrong with this book, but for a novel reimagining the true story of a mysterious disappearance of a successful novelist, it was incredibly boring for the most part. It goes through two timelines: what is happening to Agatha from the point of view of both Agatha and Agatha's husband's mistress, Nan and Nan's life from childhood to a few years before becoming Archie's mistress. Nan's story was pretty interesting and my favorite part of the book, but I felt like the majority of the story detailing Agatha's disappearance was sluggish and barely kept my attention at times.
I'm giving The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont 2.5 stars out of 5. That last .5 star is because there was a twist towards the end that I did not see coming. Although I feel a bit weird about some of the things Nan Neele did in the story, considering she was a real person.
If you want to see more from Nina De Gramont, check her out at https://ninadegramont.com/
Goes well with roast beef and snuggling a brand new baby.
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