Think you know Agatha Christie? Think again! To the world she was Agatha Christie, legendary author of bestselling whodunits. But in the 1930s she wore a different hat, travelling with her husband, renowned archaeologist Max Mallowan, as he investigated the buried ruins and ancient wonders of Syria and Iraq. When friends asked what this strange 'other life' was like, she decided to answer their questions by writing down her adventures in this eye-opening book. Described by the author as a 'meandering chronicle of life on an archaeological dig', Come, Tell Me How You Live is Agatha Christie's very personal memoir of her time spent in this breathtaking corner of the globe, living among the working men in tents in the desert where recorded human history began.
ISBN: | 9780007487240 |
Publication date: | 27th August 2015 |
Author: | Agatha Christie |
Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Ltd an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 304 pages |
Primary Genre | Travel |
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'Perfectly delightful... colourful, lively and occasionally touching and thought-provoking'
Charles Osborne, Books & Bookmen
'Good and enjoyable... she has a delightfully light touch' Marghanita Laski, Country Life
Agatha Christie was born in Torquay in 1890 and became, quite simply, the best-selling novelist in history. Her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, written towards the end of the First World War, introduced us to Hercule Poirot, who was to become the most popular detective in crime fiction since Sherlock Holmes. She is known throughout the world as the Queen of Crime. Her books have sold over a billion copies in the English language and another billion in 44 foreign languages. She is the author of 80 crime novels and short story collections, 19 plays, and six novels under the name of ...
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