Title: The Life and Times of Miss Jane Marple.Author: Anne Hart.
Genre: Fiction, Fictional Biography, Fictional Character Profile, Miss Marple Companion Book.
Plot: One of Agatha Christie's most famous sleuths is the ladylike Miss Marple, with her knitting needles and harmless appearance disguising her sharp mind. Miss Marple is also famous simply as a lady sleuth, in a world dominated by male detectives, sleuths, investigators and those yucky people who are always in the wrong place at the right time. Miss Marple, brought to life by the talent of Agatha Christie, has thrilled readers for generations and will most likely continue to do so for many more years to come. But what was she really like?
Taking a creative path in her debut book, Anne Hart explores Christie's silver haired sleuth as a biographer would explore Christie herself. Having carefully {and joyfully} read all of Christie's books featuring Miss Marple and taken careful note of the clues hidden about our favorite sleuth in the pages of these books, Ms. Hart lays out a wonderful in-depth biography that will thrill all Miss Marple's fans everywhere. In just thirteen short wonderful chapters, Ms. Hart lays all the facts out in neat order for us to treasure and study over and over again. It also makes a lovely reference book.
Likes/Dislikes: This book was beautifully written, not at all boring like you'd expect most biographies to be. While each of Miss Marple's stories were talked about in minor detail and quoted from, the spectacular endings weren't spoiled - a thoughtful gesture on the author's part. This is the first fictional biography I've come across or read before, and I quite like the idea.
Rating: PG-14 and up, for reading level and mild content. Highly recommended!
Date Report Written: May 8th, 2013.
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