Reproduced here for the first time, the letters are full of tales of seasickness and sunburn, motor trips and surfboarding, glamor and misery. Throughout her journey, she kept up a detailed weekly correspondence with her mother, describing the exotic places and the remarkable people she encountered as the mission traveled through South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Canada. Placing her two-year-old daughter in the care of her sister, Christie set sail at the end of January and did not return home until December. It was a life-changing decision for the young novelist, a true voyage of discovery that would inspire her future writing for years to come. Her husband, Archibald Christie, had been invited to join a trade mission to promote the British Empire Exhibition, and Christie was determined to go with him. "In 1922 Agatha Christie set sail on a ten-month voyage around the world. Setting off - South Africa - Australia - New Zealand - Honolulu - Canada - The journey home. The grand tour / Agatha Christie edited by Mathew Prichard.Ĭhristie, Agatha, 1890-1976 - Correspondence.
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