Surfing, Bananas, and Runners: Agatha Christie’s Grand Year of International Travel

Surfing, Bananas, and Runners: Agatha Christie’s Grand Year of International Travel

Agatha Christie, World Traveler During her year on the “Empire Tour,” Agatha wrote what she called a “diary” of letters to her mother. Clara kept all these letters, and when she died, Agatha reclaimed them. Later collected in a book edited by Agatha’s grandson, Mathew Prichard, these letters provide a close look at Agatha as a traveler, from what she enjoyed to what frustrated her. Agatha wrote often, for example, of the women she encountered on…