Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
Author: Agatha Christie Category: Autobiography Published: November 1, 1977 Language: English File Size: 3.2 MB Tags: autobiography | Biography | Crime | History | Memoir | Mystery | Nonfiction |
Description:
Theme:
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography by Agatha Christie, explores the theme of her legendary success with real passion and openness. It captures the physical and mental agonies involved in writing.
Famous Quotes:
There is nothing quite like the thrill of waiting for someone you admire to arrive.
I was never very good at expressing love, or even very certain of what love really consisted of.
To keep unsympathetic people at a distance, it is necessary to keep a certain reserve.
To belong nowhere is a blessing and a curse.
I have always found the imaginations of people fascinating.
I have always admired courage of any kind.
Sometimes I think that the most wonderful thing in the world is to be free.
I have always been very sensitive to my surroundings.
I have always had my own particular sense of humor.
About the Author:
- Agatha Christie was born on September 15, 1890, at Torquay, Devon, England
- She was an English detective novelist and playwright
- She was known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime
- She died January 12, 1976, Wallingford, Oxfordshire
- She always kept her private life a mystery
- For some years Agatha had secretly written her autobiography
- When it was published after her death, millions of her fans agreed – this was her best story!
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