Agatha Christie
Short History Of...
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Agatha Is a Crime Fiction Author
As a teenager, Agatha falls sick and suffers strange dreams that inspire her to write short stories full of madness and the paranormal. She submits some of her work to magazines under a male pseudonym, but gets rejected. For her mother, Clarissa, who is now the head of a single parent family, the writing is a mere hobby compared to the important matter of marriage. Her interest in dark psychology, the evil side of human nature, is peaked by the conflict. And she qualifies as an apothecris assistant, becoming familiar with medicines, poisons, and the dangerous household substances sold by chemists.
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