Rebecca book by daphne du maurier

The plot, which adheres closely to the original novel, revolves around wealthy maxim dewinter, his naive new wife, and mrs. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. If daphne du maurier had written only rebecca, she would still be one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. Although his proposal comes as a surprise, she happily agrees to marry him. Daphne du mauriers most famous novel often finds itself bracketed as romance, which is rather like shelving anna karenina in the chicklit section. Du maurier herself was closer to the mark when she described the novel as a sinister tale about a woman who marries a widower. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. The rebecca notebook and other memories by du maurier, daphne, dame and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It concerns an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy. Inchingly, daphne du mauriers difficult novel came together. The only hardcover edition of the beloved, internationally bestselling gothic mystery. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept. Rebeccas famous opening line, last night i dreamt i went to manderley again, sets the scene for a novel in which dreams become nightmares.

Rebecca by daphne du maurier, 9781844080380, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Some difficult words and phrases in this book are important for. Rebecca, gothic suspense novel by daphne du maurier, published in 1938. Buy a cheap copy of rebecca book by daphne du maurier. Generally regarded as daphne du mauriers masterpiece, rebecca has never been out this beautiful first line is instantly recognisable, and has passed into our culture. Listen the summary of the novel rebecca by daphne du maurier. Widely considered a classic, it is a psychological thriller about a young woman who becomes obsessed with her husbands first wife. Daphne du maurier always said her novel rebecca was a. Rebecca is pretty dark and heady stuff a love story perhaps, but only in the twisted and haunted fashion that dracula and wuthering heights can be described as love stories. Daphne du maurier s publisher, victor gollancz, announcing rebecca in 1938, called it an exquisite lovestory, which says more for his salesmanship than it does for his truthfulness.

It was written by michael kunze book and lyrics and sylvester levay music, the authors of the musicals elisabeth, mozart. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, read by alex kingston youtube. Like all great openings it captures our imagination and makes us want to read more. She knew the title but not what would constitute the crash. It concerns an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy widower, only to discover that he and his household are haunted by the memory of his late first wife, the title character. Recently voted the nations favourite book of the past 225 years and repeatedly adapted for stage and screen most famously by alfred hitchcock. Why daphne du mauriers rebecca is still popular 80 years on the. Written by daphne du maurier, audiobook narrated by anna massey. Few writers have created more magical and mysterious places than jamaica inn and manderley, buildings invested with a rich character that gives them a memorable life of their own. Rebecca is a germanlanguage musical based on the novel of the same name by daphne du maurier.

Daphne du maurier always said her novel rebecca was a study in jealousy seventyfive years after daphne du maurier published rebecca, her son tells christian house how the authors own. Buy rebecca upper intermediate level by daphne du maurier isbn. Widely considered a classic, it is a psychological thriller about a. Like wilkie collins before her and sarah waters today, du maurier had a preternatural understanding of how to engineer. There is the pleasure of her plots, those marvelously efficient machines.