Agatha and Archie split up. The divorce was tough on her. It took a while to cope with painful emotions and move on. Two years after divorcing Archie, Agatha married the archeologist Max Mallowan and joined him for regular expeditions to Iraq and Syria. I guess they bonded over the passion for traveling. Despite the difference in age – Agatha was fourteen years older than her husband – it was a happy marriage.
Agatha Christie was a very private person. And the more famous the writer became, the more she shunned publicity. Even so, she was full of life! Agatha would say, “I have sometimes been wildly despairing, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.” As I see it, Agatha Christie was a true adventure seeker. Her wanderlust and spirit of adventure encouraged Agatha and her husband to go on a round-the-world trip for ten months.
Agatha Christie died on January 12, 1976, at age 85, but she will forever remain in the hearts of her devoted readers.
every family has a skeleton in the cupboard [ˈevrɪ ˈfæm(ə)lɪ hæz ə ˈskelɪtn ɪn ðiː ˈkʌbəd] – в каждой семье есть свои скелеты в шкафу
be eager [bi ˈiːgə] – жаждать, очень хотеть, стремиться что-либо сделать
action-packed [ˈækʃn pækt] – остросюжетный
puzzle over [pʌzl ˈəʊvə] – ломать голову над чем-то
go missing [gəʊ ˈmɪsɪŋ] – пропасть без вести
missing person [ˈmɪsɪŋ pɜːsn] – пропавший без вести
suspicious [səˈspɪʃəs] – подозрительный, сомнительный
ring a bell [rɪŋ ə bel] – быть знакомым, напоминать о чем-то/ком-то (идиома)
vanish/disappear [ˈvænɪʃ ˌdɪsəˈpɪə] – исчезнуть
without a trace [wɪˈðaʊt ə treɪs] – бесследно
lift the veil [lɪft ðiː veɪl] – приоткрыть завесу
unsurpassed [ˌʌnsərˈpæst] – непревзойденный
be outsold (by) [bi autˈsəuld bai] – иметь меньший спрос, чем что-либо другое
best-selling novelist [ˌbestˈselɪŋ ˈnɑːvəlɪst] – автор бестселлеров, самый продаваемый писатель
novelist [ˈnɑːvəlɪst] – романист, писатель
novel [ˈnɑːvl] – роман
mystery novel [ˈmɪstərɪ ˈnɑːvl] – детектив, детективный роман
detective story [dɪˈtektɪv ˈstɔːrɪ] – детектив, детективный роман
play [pleɪ] – спектакль, пьеса
autobiography [ˌɔːtəbaɪˈɑːɡrəfi] – автобиография
short story collection [ʃɔːt ˈstɔːrɪ kəˈlekʃn] – сборник коротких рассказов