Christie Talk
Christie Talk - Book Club - Non-fiction
Non-fiction
Christie published two non-fiction titles; her Autobiography and Come, Tell Me How You Live. Both give us an insight into her life and are written with honesty and humour.
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Previous Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
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GKCfan on 28 Oct 2009 at 5:50 a.m. GMT
I think that this is a very interesting look at what goes behind the scenes at an archaeological dig. The scene that sticks with me the most is the horrible night where the Mallowans sleep in a room filled with scurrying rats!
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Christie chose to publish this title under her married name - Agatha Christie Mallowan. This would seem a clear indication of her decision to separate her private life from her public life
The autobiographical description of the excavations she went on with husband Max, are told in a lighthearted manner embued with humour.
When Christie first wrote the manuscript her publishers didn't approve of it. The tone was quite different to her usual work - Christie described it as "frivolous". Certainly the tone is lighthearted but when reading titles such as Murder in Mesopotamia, it is possible to see influences of her archaelogical life.