About the Author Writer, Traveller, Playwright, Wife, Mother, Surfer In 1890, Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay, Devon, and was largely home-schooled. According to Christie, Clara, her mother did not want her to read until she was 8 years old! Nevertheless, because of Christie's curiosity, she started reading by age … Continue reading September 2020 – Agatha Christie