单选题 Mystery novels sell thousands of copies each year. And many 1 count Agatha Christie among their favorite authors. Christie was born in September 2 1890 in England. When she was 3 up, her mother often told her stories. Christie loved these 4 that took her into a world of fantasy. Christie"s mother also encouraged her to write from a 5 age.
At 16, Christie went to a school in Paris to study piano and singing. She learned to play the piano very well. But she 6 made music a career because of stage fright.
At 22, she fell in love with Archie Christie. They 7 married in 1914 at the beginning of World War I. During the war, Christie wrote her first detective story: The Mysterious Affair at Styles . She chose the crime, and then 8 a detective named Hercule Poirot to solve it. She sent the book to a publisher, 9 it was rejected.
After the war ended, Christie sent her book to more publishers and finally in 1920, one 10 it. She earned just ￡25 for it. Over the next few years, Christie wrote more books and short stories, gaining experience as a writer.