Shifting back to Ireland in the past, Nan discovers that she is pregnant and Finbarr is sick with fever. Nan meets other guests and comes face to face with Finbarr. A maid tells the police about Archie’s affair, and Nan and Chilton arrive at the same hotel in Harrogate. Archie, meanwhile, is being interrogated as a suspect in the disappearance. Her memories reach back to the night she and Finbarr first made love.Īgatha is being searched for all over England, and a police inspector, Frank Chilton, has been sent to Harrogate. Nan packs for an upcoming week in Harrogate and mulls over the last time she saw Finbarr. Nan and Archie leave for a weekend away, but Archie receives word that Agatha has gone missing, and he is escorted home by the police. She and her maid walk with her daughter, Teddy. There she meets Finbarr, the man she will grow to love.īack in the present, Agatha reels from her husband’s desertion. Nan recalls her life before meeting Archie when she spent summers in Ireland with her aunt and uncle. Archie and Agatha share one last night before Archie asks for a divorce and drives off.

This guide is based on the 2022 hardcover edition published by Pan Macmillan.Īrchie Christie is planning to leave his wife Agatha for his mistress Nan O’Dea.

While the story is inspired by real-life events, it is a work of fiction and not intended to be a historical reference. Some moments may be difficult for sensitive readers, such as graphic depictions of sexual assault. The novel explores themes of motherhood, family, and independence.

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