- Did you know about Agatha Christie’s disappearance prior to reading this novel?
- Let’s talk about the decision by Agatha to disappear. What were the key motivating factors behind this?
- What did you think about the dual timelines—reading it from Archie and Agatha’s perspectives?
- Archie is a bit of a mystery in many ways. He takes a huge interest in Agatha in the beginning but that quickly disappears. What was behind his pursue of Agatha? Did he think she came from money? Do you believe he ever truly cared for her?
- Agatha’s mother tells her that Archie must always come first no matter what. Even after the birth of their daughter. Let’s talk about how that advice proved to be toxic for Agatha.
- Agatha talks about unreliable narrators—even saying that people are the unreliable narrator of their own stories. Do you agree with this?
- How much of Agatha’s storyline was reliable and where did she take liberties with the truth?
- When Agatha and Archie are finally face-to-face again, she tells him that he has in fact murdered her—not in the physical sense but he took away the core of who she was. Let’s discuss what she’s saying here.
- Did you like the ending?
- What do you think actually happened in those 11 days to the real-life Agatha Christie?
- Are you a fan of Agatha Christie’s novels?
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie by Marie Benedict
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