A sad autobiographical novel that became a new step in the life of the author (8 photos)

Agatha Christie is deservedly called the Queen of the Detective. Her works do not lose their sharpness and relevance. But the lady commander of the order The British Empire wrote not only detective stories.





Under the pseudonym of Mary Westmacott, she allowed herself to open up to the world and share her secrets without fear of being recognized.



In young age

Perhaps the most striking example of such frankness is the novel "Unfinished portrait" of 1934, the main character of which tells to a casual passer-by not a very cheerful story of his life.

Celia remembers her caring and loving mother and grandmother, dreaming that their baby will meet a worthy person. The grown-up Celia rejects a variety of gentlemen until, in Dermot does not appear in her life. It seems to be fate. This character is very reminiscent of the first husband of the English writer - Archie Christie, under by whose name she became famous.



The woman adored her husband Archibald. But Agatha is not managed to get to know him as a person: the wedding took place during war, it was just not up to it. After the war, the couple had a single daughter Rosalind. Unexpectedly, Archie was offered to take part in round the world trip, and Agatha, leaving the child in the care of relatives, followed him.

The character of the novel, Celia, did not go around the world with her husband. But on the other hand, she, like the writer herself, plunged into creativity. Spouse treated the hobby almost indifferently. He was a pragmatist and Celia romantic. And I felt stupid, constrained, afraid once again something to say, so as not to seem like a fool.



The heroine reflects on the reasons for the discrepancy in views. But love ... It was she who was the reason for the reluctance to give her husband a divorce.



Front-page news about the discovery of a writer

The widely known story of the sudden disappearance a writer who was only discovered 11 days later in a hotel. Number she registered in the name of her husband's mistress. There has been a long debate about what the woman wanted to achieve this - she took revenge, struggled with resentment. Even a version with a mental disorder on the background of stress was considered. Agatha declined to comment. And the heroine of her novel is just reveals his feelings in a similar situation. A real tragedy This person is part of you.



Agatha and Archibald

In many ways, Christie was ahead of her time - she was a lady progressive views, talented, traveled, earned more men. But in the matter of family and marriage, she was a conservative to the core. bones. If love and marriage, then once and for all life:

Passion passes, but is there nothing between spouses another? She loved him, lived with him, bore him a child, passed along with him through poverty, and now he calmly prepared to leave her. ABOUT, how scary...



Agatha and Max

Despite the cocktail of fear of being alone and love, the woman was able to survive the personal drama, to let go of the situation. pass several years, and the queen of the detective will go on the invitation of friends to archaeological excavations to distract and unwind. And there he will meet the second and last husband of Max Mallowan, with whom he will live until the end life. Apparently, it was really happiness that became fertile ground for creativity. Indeed, in the first year of marriage, Agatha came up with her own Miss Marple.



And the novel "Unfinished Portrait" became an autobiographical a work that made it possible to recognize the writer as a person and a woman and appreciate the depth of her feelings.