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A review by amy_park
The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
I have been wanting to read this since it was published, and to be honest I was a little dissapointed. The premise was fantastic! A fictional depiction of Agatha Christie's dissaperance from the perspective of her husband's mistress, however it fell short for me. I thought the pacing was off and saw the first twist coming pretty early (slightly spoiled by the reviews at the front of the novel to be honest). The narration was off puting as it spoiled the ending from quite early in the novel.
That being said the novel was enjoyable, it touched on many subjects and I felt the parts that commented on the 'place' of women in the 1920s was insightful and I'm glad the author commented on this as it usually is assumed that women were very passive in this era, which is not the case. The second twist was REALLY good, I didn't see it coming and enjoyed the reveal very much.
Overall it was enjoyable but probably won't pick up another from the author in the future, dependent on an interesting premise!
That being said the novel was enjoyable, it touched on many subjects and I felt the parts that commented on the 'place' of women in the 1920s was insightful and I'm glad the author commented on this as it usually is assumed that women were very passive in this era, which is not the case. The second twist was REALLY good, I didn't see it coming and enjoyed the reveal very much.
Overall it was enjoyable but probably won't pick up another from the author in the future, dependent on an interesting premise!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Death