The book came to light as a posthumous work and is perhaps the least known of the author; named "the Queen of Crime" because she wrote more than 80 mystery novels; she has been the most published of all times. She was a great reader and passionate about detective stories. She knew how to enjoy life, which -paradoxically- was more important to her than writing. She was baptized Anglican and raised in a home of esoteric beliefs. In 1971 she was given the recognition of "Lady of the British Empire". She died at the age of 85 grateful to God for all the gifts he gave her.
Agatha Christie (1890-1976) delights us with this autobiography in which we perceive a simple, optimistic, courageous, active woman, with a lot of common sense. The style is friendly, pleasant, entertaining, and reflects the upper middle class British atmosphere. It follows a chronological order and includes many anecdotes; she tells of her childhood, youth, maturity, her work as a nurse and in a pharmacy, her activity during the two great wars, her numerous trips, her two marriages, the beginning and the difficulties of her career as a writer and her progressive success. For fans of her novels and central characters - Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple - this is a must-read.