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A Mind of Her Own

The Story of Mystery Writer Agatha Christie

Robyn McGrath author Liz Wong illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Simon & Schuster

Published:20th Jun '24

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Uncover the fascinating, inspiring, and sometimes mysterious true story of world-renowned detective novelist Agatha Christie’s journey to authorship in this picture book biography.

Before Agatha Christie became the greatest mystery writer of all time, she was a girl who loved books, make-believe, and puzzling out problems. She was a keen observer, always noticing the secrets hiding in the shadows and the clues just waiting to be uncovered. More than anything, Agatha loved detective stories. She longed to write her own mysteries, but she struggled when she put pen to paper. The letters came out jumbled, the words twisting and snagging. Writing became a new puzzle for her to solve.

Her family and teachers chided her for being lost in her head, but Agatha wasn’t lost…she had a mind of her own!

"This imagination-oriented biography of mystery writer Agatha Christie (1890–1976) by McGrath foregrounds the role Christie’s internal world played in both her child-hood and her later success." -- Publishers Weekly * 3/4/24 *
"With additional details of Christie's life, creator notes, mystery vocabulary, and bibliography appended, this makes a good introduction to the Queen of Crime." -- Booklist * 4/1/24 *

ISBN: 9781665917933

Dimensions: 229mm x 279mm x 3mm

Weight: unknown

40 pages