It did, however, show itself surprisingly willing to lean into a less than decorous – but very much appreciated by this reader – rage against the horrors committed against women in the early 20th century.īut at about the 72% mark, I realized that this novel, fictionalizing the relationship between Agatha and the woman who replaced her in her marriage to Colonel Archie Christie, was something much more than even the best of its contemporaries in the historical fiction genre.

Purporting to advance a theory that explains Dame Christie’s eleven-day disappearance in the 1920s, The Christie Affair reads at first much like the absorbing works of Paula McLain and Gaynor Arnold: solidly researched historical fiction that sensitively explores the emotions of the women involved in turbulent events. Towhidi’s writing credits also include the BBC/PBS Masterpiece production of Death Comes to Pemberley, as well as the films Testament of Youth, and Love Rosie. She is repped by Casarotto.I admit that when I first started reading this book, I expected a fairly tame historical mystery graced by the fictional presence of the grandmaster of mystery writing herself, Agatha Christie. De Gramont is represented by Peter Steinberg of Fletcher & Company. Martin’s Press, which picked up The Christie Affair preemptively for seven figures, will publish it Feb.

It has The English Patient, a TV series adaptation of Michael Ondaatje’s novel, in the works at the BBC and also recently teamed up with Dominic Treadwell-Collins on an adaptation of Jim Cartwright’s play The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, which inspired the 1998 Miramax film Little Voice. The Christie Affair is part of Miramax TV’s push in creating premium content for the international marketplace and the latest British series in the works as the company has been ramping up its London-based operations. “This story is reminiscent of one of Christie’s enigmatic works, and we are thrilled to be collaborating with Juliette Towhidi and our partners at The Gotham Group in bringing this truly captivating murder mystery to the screen.” “Nina de Gramont has written an astonishingly smart, layered and immersive novel, delivering a fascinating glimpse into history, with the astounding and peculiar disappearance of Agatha Christie,” said Marc Helwig, Head of Worldwide Television, Miramax TV. Miramax will produce with the The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Rich Green, and DJ Goldberg. British writer Juliette Towhidi ( Calendar Girls) is set to pen the adaptation. EXCLUSIVE: Miramax TV has optioned the rights to Nina de Gramont’s upcoming novel The Christie Affair, a reimagining of Agatha Christie’s 11-day disappearance, to develop and produce as a limited series.

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