CATHY RENTZENBRINK: THE AGATHA CHRISTIE CURE
The Public Hall, Budleigh Salterton, EX9 6RJ
Sunday 27th September 2026
Can a book change the course of your life?
One Christmas, Festival President Cathy Rentzenbrink, drained by life’s upheavals, turned to her first literary love, Agatha Christie, for comfort and finds something deeper.Revisiting the novels and the mystery of Christie’s 1926 disappearance, she uncovered a story of survival and reinvention.
In this anniversary year marking 50 years since Christie’s death, this warm, insightful
event blends memoir and literary detective work to explore how the books we love can help us begin again.
BSL interpretation is available for this event
“She makes the everyday profound.”
MARIAN KEYES
One Christmas, Festival President Cathy Rentzenbrink, drained by life’s upheavals, turned to her first literary love, Agatha Christie, for comfort and finds something deeper.Revisiting the novels and the mystery of Christie’s 1926 disappearance, she uncovered a story of survival and reinvention.
In this anniversary year marking 50 years since Christie’s death, this warm, insightful
event blends memoir and literary detective work to explore how the books we love can help us begin again.
BSL interpretation is available for this event
“She makes the everyday profound.”
MARIAN KEYES
