Après la mort, en 2004, de la fille d'Agatha Christie, un véritable trésor a été mis au jour par John Curran à Greenway House, la demeure familiale du Devon : 73 carnets, griffonnés de l'écriture presque illisible de l'auteur, sur lesquels figuraient pêle-mêle des notes prises sur le coup de l'inspiration : listes de personnages, de mobiles de meurtre, scènes supprimées.... Et, parmi eux, les manuscrits de deux nouvelles inédites : L'incident de la balle du chien et La capture de Cerbère – la véritable dernière enquête d'Hercule Poirot. Pendant 4 ans, John Curran a déchiffré et classé cet héritage inestimable, dont la lecture éclaire d'un jour nouveau l’œuvre et le personnage somme toute assez mystérieux de « Dame Agatha ».
Nominated for an Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America A lavish
full-colour celebration of the 2000 books by more than 250 authors published
by the iconic Crime Club between 1930 and 1994.
Exploring the complexities of attachment disorders, this book delves into the misconceptions and misdiagnoses that often accompany these conditions. It offers insights into the challenges faced by individuals with attachment disabilities and provides a comprehensive guide for better understanding and management. By addressing the nuances of attachment theory, the author aims to shed light on effective strategies for support and treatment, ultimately promoting healing and healthier relationships.
Agatha Christie's Complete Secret Notebooks brings together for the first time Secret Notebooks and Murder in the Making, two volumes that explore the fascinating contents of her 73 notebooks. This includes illustrations, deleted extracts, unused ideas, two unpublished Poirot stories and a lost Miss Marple.
When Agatha Christie died in 1976, at age eighty-five, she had become the world's most popular author. At the end of 2004, following the death of Christie's daughter, Rosalind, a remarkable legacy was revealed: seventy-three handwritten volumes of notes, lists, and drafts outlining all her plans for her many books, plays, and stories. Buried in this treasure trove, all in the beloved author's unmistakable handwriting, are revelations about her famous books that will fascinate anyone who has ever read or watched an Agatha Christie story. Full of details she was too modest to reveal in her own autobiography, this remarkable book includes a wealth of excerpts and pages reproduced directly from the notebooks and her letters—plus, two complete, recently discovered Hercule Poirot short stories never before published.
As he did in the Edgar®-nominated and Agatha, Anthony, and Macavity Awards–winning Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks, Christie expert and archivist John Curran once again examines the unpublished notebooks of the world's bestselling author to explore the techniques she used to surprise and entertain generations of readers. Drawing on Christie's personal papers and letters, he reveals how more than twenty of her novels, as well as stage scripts, short stories, and some more personal items, evolved. Here are wonderful gems, including Christie's essay on her famous detective, Hercule Poirot, written for a British national newspaper in the 1930s; a previously unseen version of a "Miss Marple" short story; and a courtroom chapter from her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, which was edited out of the published version in 1920; plus an insightful, well-reasoned analysis of her final unfinished novel, based on the author's notes and Curran's own deep knowledge of Christie and her work. A must-read for every Christie aficionado, Agatha Christie: Murder in the Making is a fascinating look into the mind and craft of one of the world's most prolific and beloved authors.
Agatha Christie's life and career told through the decades, from the never-before-published original ending to her first book to the unused ideas for her last, complete with two unpublished Agatha Christie stories - including a lost Miss Marple.
Agatha Christie's life and career told through the decades, from the never-
before-published original ending to her first book to the unused ideas for her
last, complete with two unpublished Agatha Christie stories - including a lost
Miss Marple. In this follow-up volume to the acclaimed Agatha Christie's
Secret Notebooks, Christie archivist and expert John Curran leads the reader
through the six decades of Agatha Christie's writing career, unearthing some
remarkable clues to her success and a number of never-before-published
excerpts and stories from her archives. Starting his investigation in the
1920s, John Curran examines the conventions of detective novels as they
existed then and how Agatha Christie's publisher talked her into changing the
ending of her very first book, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, a move that
almost certainly changed the fortunes of not only her career but the future of
the whole crime writing genre. For the very first time, this book prints
Agatha's original ending, painstakingly transcribed from her notebooks. Every
decade saw Agatha Christie's success grow to new heights. The emergence of the
world-famous Collins Crime Club in 1930 brought with it the very first Miss
Marple mystery, the austerity of the 1940s had Agatha Christie preparing to
kill off Hercule Poirot, and the 1950s saw her experiment increasingly with
formats influenced by more modern thrillers. Focusing on the detail of more
than 20 Christie novels to illustrate this, John Curran shows the evolution of
Agatha's writing through the decades, including the influence of the swinging
sixties and seventies, concluding the book with a look at Agatha's last
notebook, using his Christie knowledge to speculate about what she had in mind
based on her brief notes for an unwritten final book. Also includes a number
of short stories from the archives reproduced in full, including the
unpublished The Man Who Knew, How I Created Hercule Poirot, and an early draft
for a Miss Marple story, The Case of the Caretaker's Wife.
Focusing on the work of a renowned cover artist, the narrative explores his influential Agatha Christie paperback designs from the 1960s and 1970s, which shaped the tastes of both readers and artists alike. The book also features a diverse collection of his artwork and illustrations spanning a remarkable 50-year career, showcasing his evolution and impact on the art of book design.
The book presents a compelling argument that emotional disabilities stem from trauma, categorizing them into three types: Avoidant, Entangled, and Acting-out. It emphasizes a psychiatric management approach that prioritizes understanding and acceptance of trauma, guiding individuals to focus on actionable changes without exacerbating their conditions. This perspective aims to foster healing by clarifying the relationship between trauma and emotional challenges.
