Agatha Christie

Skymorials Editorial She served as a nurse at the Red Cross Hospital in the Town Hall, which is when she began her first novel.

Skymorials Editorial Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born on 15 September 1890 into a comfortably well off middle class family. What made her upbringing unusual, even for its time, was that she was home schooled largely by her father, an American.

Skymorials Editorial Agatha met Archie Christie, a qualified aviator who had applied to join the Royal Flying Corps. Their courtship was a whirlwind affair - they married on Christmas Eve 1914 but would soon divorce in 1928.

Skymorials Editorial Agatha Christie published her first novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, in 1920, and went on to become one of the most famous writers in history,

Skymorials Editorial In 1930, she married archeologist Sir Max Mallowan and accompanied him on expeditions to the Middle East, which became the setting for many of her novels.

Skymorials Editorial Dame Agatha Christie died on 12 January 1976 at age 85 from natural causes at her home Winterbrook House which was located in Winterbrook, Wallingford, Oxfordshire.

Skymorials Editorial With more than seventy novels, plays, and short stories to her name, Christie remains one of history’s most prolific and influential writers.

Skymorials Editorial How she wrote: "Plots come to me at such odd moments, when I am walking along the street, or examining a hat shop...suddenly a splendid idea comes into my head."

Skymorials Editorial "The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances." - Agatha Christie