![]() Their love, however, seems fated for heartbreak Archie Christie is having an affair with Nan, and she plans to marry him once he leaves Agatha, meaning that there’s no future for Finbarr and Nan. She’s calm, calculating and reserved, but shows the softer side of herself around Finbarr, who she’s been in love with for many years. Nan is the protagonist and the character whose viewpoint we read from. The Christie Affair offers us an enigmatic fictionalised version of real life events, centering around five main characters: Nan O’Dea, Finbarr (Nan’s childhood sweetheart), Archie Christie (Agatha’s husband), Detective Chiltern, and Agatha Christie herself. ![]() She told nobody where she was going that evening, so when her car was found abandoned on the edge of a chalk pit in Guildford, nobody knew where she was or what had happened to her. ![]() The Christie Affair is a reimagining of the infamous eleven-day period when Agatha Christie went missing from her home on December 4th, 1926. ![]() Thanks to Midas PR and the publisher for sending me a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. ![]()
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