Nina de Gramont
Author Interview - Nina de Gramont
Author of The Christie Affair
The Christie Affair is a reimaging of the eleven days Agatha Christie disappeared in 1926, told by a fictional version of her husband's mistress.
Author I draw inspiration from: In this case I think I have to say Agatha Christie!
Favorite place to read a book: The hammock in my backyard, which is beside a salt marsh, so I can birdwatch between chapters.
Book character I’d like to be stuck in an elevator with: George Mullen from Stephen McCauley's The Object of My Affection
The moment I knew I wanted to become an author: My 7th grade English teacher handed back a story I'd written with the note, "I'd like to see your writing published!"
Hardback, paperback, ebook or audiobook: Hardback (though I confess to an audiobook addiction)
The last book I read: My Monticello by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson
Pen & paper or computer: Computer
Book character I think I’d be best friends with: Cassandra Mortimer from I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
If I weren’t an author, I’d be a: I would love to be a casting director
Favorite decade in fashion history: 1920s
Place I’d most like to travel: Chios, the Greek island where my grandmother's family is from
My signature drink: As cocktails go it would be a vodka martini with olives, but I usually drink chardonnay
Favorite artist: Barbara Fisher (https://www.barbarafisher.com/)
Number one on my bucket list: Same answer as where I'd most like to travel -- visit Chios!
Anything else you'd like to add: Thank you so much for your interest in The Christie Affair!
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