Agatha Christie Died On 12 January 1976, Having Become The Best-selling Novelist In History. Her Autobiography, Published In 1977 A Year After Her Death, Tells Of Her Fascinating Private Life, From Early Childhood Through Two Marriages And Two World Wars, And Her Experiences Both As A Writer And On Archaeological Expeditions With Her Second Husband, Max Mallowan. --from Publisher Description. Ashfield -- Girls And Boys Come Out To Play -- Growing Up -- Flirting, Courting, Banns Up, Marriage -- War -- Round The World -- The Land Of Lost Content -- Second Spring -- Life With Max -- The Second War -- Autumn. Agatha Christie. Originally Published: London: Collins, 1977. Cover Title: Agatha Christie, An Autobiography. Includes Index.