The Case of the MiddleAged Wife, Agatha Christie
The Case of the MiddleAged Wife, Agatha Christie
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The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife
A Parker Pyne Short Story

Author: Agatha Christie

Narrator: Hugh Fraser

Unabridged: 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 12/11/2012


Synopsis

Maria Packington suspects her husband of having an affair. In an attempt to revitalise her marriage, she responds to an ad from Mr. Parker Pyne – who promises to provide solutions to unhappiness. Maria's life soon undergoes a rapid transformation…

About Agatha Christie

What a daunting task to write about the most famous mystery writer, Agatha Christie. She was born in 1890 in England, where she was home schooled by her American father. It was an unusual way to be educated for the times. Her father did not want her to begin learning to read until age eight, but out of boredom, she taught herself to read by age five.

In his research, Curran found a plethora of information about Agatha. He outlines many of those interesting facts. Since there are so many, just a few will be mentioned here. Agatha could have been an excellent performer as a pianist, but she was much too shy to perform. She once had three plays running simultaneously in London. She traveled around the world in 1922, which would have been quite a feat back then. Agatha loved dogs. She has a rose named after her. She never did drink alcohol nor smoked. Her last public appearance was in 1974, at the premier of the movie, Murder on the Orient Express. Agatha Christie's name has appeared every day for 53 years in every newspaper with a West End London theatre listing. Her favorite flower was Lily of the Valley. The information about this illustrious author goes on and on. It is a great asset to readers that author John Curran wrote the definitive book about an iconic author. One other interesting fact was that Agatha met Archie Christie in 1912, married on Christmas Eve 1914, spending their honeymoon at The Grand Hotel in Torquay, but Archie returned to France on Dec 27th due to the War. Agatha and Archie fid not really experience married life until he was posted at the London War Office. Agatha has been quoted as saying only then did she feel that her married life truly began.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on April 12, 2023

A consultant with special talents helps a woman whose husband is stepping out with his young secretary. Basically, she gets a makeover and some confidence. Oh, and a younger man to go out to dinner with. And you (almost) feel sorry for her husband when it's all over. But not quite. Plus, there's a bit......more

Goodreads review by Maria on September 17, 2024

I have read almost all Christie’s Poirot and Marple but never Parker Pyne and I was pleasantly surprised. Statistics is everything for Pyne and I guess in this case somebody else beside Maria at the end become an entry in this quasi investigator’s casebook. Too bad Miss Lemon didn’t have more input......more

Goodreads review by Jack on July 21, 2021

3 Stars. I like this guy Parker Pyne. He's a fixer, a person who helps others deal with a problem. Sometimes fixing can involve illegalities, as with a political fixer where money may change hands. Not with Pyne. This is the third Christie short story I've read featuring him, and each one makes me s......more

Goodreads review by Mo on November 01, 2020

This was just about as perfect as it gets. Audiobook 30 minutes 12 seconds......more