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Jul 2014
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Agatha Christie

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Agatha Christie once said that she wanted to be remembered as, “a good writer of detective and thriller stories.” We say she needs to be remembered for a whole lot more: daughter, wife, mother, pharmacist, playwright and adventurer only begin the list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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