Unfinished Portrait (novel)
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Unfinished Portrait (published in 1934) is a semi-autobiographical novel written by Agatha Christie. It is the second of six novels Christie wrote under the nom-de-plume Mary Westmacott.
[edit] Plot summary
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In the midst of divorce, bereft of the only people in her life she cares for, Celia considers taking her life. But, while on an exotic island, Celia meets a successful portrait painter Larraby, who spends a night talking with her, and learning her deepest fears, leaving Celia with the hope that he may be the one to help her come to terms with her past.
[edit] References to Christie's own life
Christie went through a divorce in 1928, which greatly affected her, and many see parts of Celia's character as similar to Christie at the time.