{"product_id":"9781048002409","title":"Legally Agatha Families and the Law in the Works of Agatha Christie","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLegally Agatha\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFamilies and the Law in the Works of Agatha Christie\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRebecca Probert | Joanna Miles\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaw \/ Family Law \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLegally Agatha \u003c\/i\u003eis the first ever examination of Christie's work through a legal lens, uncovering clues that have previously been overlooked.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristie is revealed as an astute observer of the law, carefully crafting plots to reflect new laws, the latest court cases, and debates in Parliament and wider society.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer characters, we discover, frequently mirrored real legal stories of the day. Their choices hinged on subtle distinctions that even lawyers failed to spot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristie often seeded clues in off-hand comments, hinted at legal themes that explain people's motives, and even cleverly pointed toward the identity of murderers and their victims.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom marriage and divorce, through wills, succession, and intestacy, through to adoption, child custody, wardship, and many more, every area of law changed during Christie's long career. How her writing reflected those changes has never been appreciated until now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLegally Agatha \u003c\/i\u003eis designed to be read, enjoyed, and understood by anyone who is keen to delve more deeply into Christie's work. Even ardent fans who believe they know everything there is to know about her work will come away with new insights into Agatha's legal intelligence. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRebecca Probert and Joanna Miles are both Christie fans and senior legal scholars who have researched and published extensively on contemporary and historical family law and policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRebecca Probert\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Law at the University of Exeter, UK.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoanna Miles \u003c\/b\u003eis Emerita Fellow of Trinity College, University of Cambridge, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 July 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHart Publishing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781048002409\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62308169187468,"sku":"9781048002409","price":31.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781048002409","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}