Showing posts with label Agatha Christie a very elusive woman. Show all posts
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Saturday, 9 May 2026

Friday, 8 May 2026

Agatha Christie: A very Elusive Woman 6 (Pages 242 - 260)

 

When the Second World War broke up, Agatha returned to a wartime hospital pharmacy. This time it was the Univeristy College Hospital. During World War II, University College Hospital (UCH) in London served as a critical medical facility in the heart of the Blitz, treating hundreds of casualties, including over 200 from a single rocket attack on Tottenham Court Road. Despite severe damage risks—including a 2,500-pound bomb removed from nearby in 1941—it continued operating under intense conditions.

Sunday, 3 May 2026

New Book - Agatha Christie: A very Elusive Woman by Lucy Worsley (Pages 1 - 21)

 

First Published: September 8, 2022

This is a biography of Agatha Christie. The book starts by explaining that Agatha Christie was raised in Torquay, Devon, and the house where she grew up and was so vital in her life was called Ashfield. She lived there from her birth until the time of her marriage, and intermittently thereafter. She reluctantly sold it in 1940; in 1962 it was demolished and replaced with a small estate of houses.