The Swinging Christies
How Agatha Christie Conquered the 1960s
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The Swinging Christies
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Far from being a relic of a bygone era, Christie lived at the heart of Swinging London, travelled the world into her seventies, and produced novels that responded directly to the decade's most seismic events: the Cold War, decolonisation, the sexual revolution, youth culture, nuclear anxiety, and the decline of the British Empire.
Structured year-by-year from 1960 to 1969, the book weaves together Christie's life, her novels and plays, personal correspondence, and the wider cultural and political landscape. Drawing on previously unpublished archival material – including letters, notebooks, passport records, and unproduced scripts – the authors bring Christie into vivid focus as a real woman navigating a tumultuous and thrilling decade. The book grew out of the authors' popular podcast of the same name, and represents the first full-length study of Christie's 1960s work in its historical and cultural context.