The Agatha Cure

Name: The Agatha Cure
Start: 2026-11-05T19:00:00+00:00
Location: British Library

British Library

96 Euston Road

Thu 5 Nov · 19:00 · £21

London

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About this event

One winter, Cathy Rentzenbrink – one of the UK’s most beloved bookworms – finds herself too exhausted to open another novel. Drained by the upheavals of life, and in need of comfort and escape, she turns to the books of her first literary love: Agatha Christie. She soon becomes obsessed by the central mystery of Agatha’s life – how she disappeared following the death of her mother and the breakdown of her marriage. The more Cathy delves into Agatha’s struggles, the more she realises how much the two have in common, and how much her heroine has to tell her about surviving the hard times and living on her own terms. Compelling, compassionate and insightful, The Agatha Cure is the perfect read for lovers of Christie’s books and any reader in search of life-affirming resilience.Cathy will share highlights from this tender new work in an evening introduced by the novelist and Women’s Prize founder Kate Mosse.Supported by Great Western Railway.Our exhibition, Agatha Christie: A World of Mystery, is in collaboration with Agatha Christie Limited and The Christie Archive Trust.

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